DuPont de Nemours Inc (NYSE: DD) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.14 in relation to its previous close of 74.43. However, the company has experienced a 0.03% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-10 that While DD faces headwinds from soft demand, it gains on its focus on growth through innovation and acquisition as well as productivity actions.
Is It Worth Investing in DuPont de Nemours Inc (NYSE: DD) Right Now?
DuPont de Nemours Inc (NYSE: DD) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 39.60x compared to its average ratio. DD has 36-month beta value of 1.33. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DD is 416.98M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of DD on January 15, 2025 was 1.98M shares.
DD’s Market Performance
The stock of DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD) has seen a 0.03% increase in the past week, with a -8.12% drop in the past month, and a -13.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.05%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.75% for DD. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.62% for DD’s stock, with a -6.40% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DD
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DD stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for DD by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for DD in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $84 based on the research report published on October 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DD reach a price target of $95, previously predicting the price at $85. The rating they have provided for DD stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 28th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to DD, setting the target price at $103 in the report published on May 24th of the previous year.
DD Trading at -6.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.05%, as shares sank -7.70% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DD rose by +0.03%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.59% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.52. In addition, DuPont de Nemours Inc saw -1.27% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DD starting from Kemp Jon D., who sale 6,100 shares at the price of $83.92 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Kemp Jon D. now owns 83,550 shares of DuPont de Nemours Inc, valued at $511,942 using the latest closing price.
Kemp Jon D., the Officer of DuPont de Nemours Inc, proposed sale 6,100 shares at $83.92 during a trade that took place back on Nov 26 ’24, which means that Kemp Jon D. is holding shares at $511,917 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DD
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for DuPont de Nemours Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 2.10, with 1.33 for asset returns.
Based on DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.36. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.33. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.28.
Conclusion
To put it simply, DuPont de Nemours Inc (DD) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
