Palladium Partners LLC lifted its position in DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,492 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,999 shares during the quarter. Palladium Partners LLC’s holdings in DowDuPont were worth $4,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in DWDP. Elmwood Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in DowDuPont in the first quarter valued at about $102,000. Winthrop Partners WNY LLC acquired a new position in DowDuPont in the first quarter valued at about $111,000. Institutional & Family Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in DowDuPont in the first quarter valued at about $117,000. Lee Financial Co lifted its position in DowDuPont by 652.9% in the first quarter. Lee Financial Co now owns 2,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in DowDuPont in the first quarter valued at about $153,000. 69.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Get DowDuPont alerts:A number of research firms have commented on DWDP. ValuEngine cut shares of DowDuPont from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. MED reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 target price on shares of DowDuPont in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of DowDuPont from $86.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Credit Suisse Group decreased their target price on shares of DowDuPont from $82.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank decreased their target price on shares of DowDuPont from $84.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and twenty-two have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.26.
In related news, insider Andrew N. Liveris sold 268,406 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.94, for a total value of $18,503,909.64. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Andrew N. Liveris sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.57, for a total transaction of $6,957,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 518,095 shares of company stock worth $35,702,234 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.42% of the company’s stock.
Shares of DWDP opened at $66.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $158.28 billion, a PE ratio of 18.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.26. DowDuPont Inc has a 1 year low of $61.27 and a 1 year high of $77.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 1.87.
DowDuPont (NYSE:DWDP) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 2nd. The company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $24.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $23.71 billion. DowDuPont had a net margin of 2.37% and a return on equity of 8.01%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 75.3% compared to the same quarter last year. analysts predict that DowDuPont Inc will post 4.21 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 30th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.29%. DowDuPont’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.71%.
DowDuPont Company Profile
DowDuPont Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in agriculture, materials science, and specialty products businesses worldwide. The company's Agriculture segment develops and sells hybrid corn seed and soybean seed varieties; canola, cotton, sunflower, sorghum, wheat, and rice seeds; silage inoculants; and weed control, disease control, and insect control products.
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