Peoples Financial Services CORP. Has $571,000 Stock Holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD)

Peoples Financial Services CORP. cut its holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,489 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 145 shares during the period. Peoples Financial Services CORP.’s holdings in DuPont de Nemours were worth $571,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of DD. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth $27,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the second quarter worth $37,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter worth $38,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the third quarter worth $39,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in DuPont de Nemours by 2,378.9% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 471 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 452 shares in the last quarter. 73.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

DuPont de Nemours Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of DD opened at $75.31 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 2.28. DuPont de Nemours, Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.14 and a 52 week high of $90.06.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The basic materials company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.15. DuPont de Nemours had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 6.64%. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.92 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that DuPont de Nemours, Inc. will post 3.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $84.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $105.00 to $107.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $102.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $98.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, StockNews.com cut shares of DuPont de Nemours from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.25.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours, Inc provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Electronics & Industrial, Water & Protection, and Corporate & Other segments. The Electronics & Industrial segment supplies materials and solutions for the fabrication of semiconductors and integrated circuits.