Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Materials Stocks: LANXESS (OtherLNXSF), James Hardie (OtherJHIUF) and DuPont de Nemours (DD)
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Mar 24 2025
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Source: Business Insider
Analyst Ratings on Materials Sector Stocks: Analysts have maintained Hold ratings for LANXESS and James Hardie, with price targets of EUR30.00 and A$52.00 respectively, while DuPont de Nemours received a Buy rating with a price target of $101.00.
Market Consensus and Analyst Performance: The consensus for LANXESS is a Hold with a slight upside, James Hardie has a Moderate Buy consensus indicating significant upside potential, and DuPont shows a Moderate Buy with a notable upside from current levels despite the analyst's low ranking.
Analyst Views on DD
Wall Street analysts forecast DD stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DD is 48.27 USD with a low forecast of 44.00 USD and a high forecast of 51.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 43.790
Low
44.00
Averages
48.27
High
51.00
Current: 43.790
Low
44.00
Averages
48.27
High
51.00
About DD
DuPont de Nemours, Inc. is engaged in providing advanced solutions that help transform industries. The Company serves various markets, including healthcare, water, construction, and transportation. The Company’s IndustrialsCo segment is a provider of engineered products and integrated solutions primarily serving medical, including packaging and specialty medical devices, water filtration, worker safety, automotive, including electric vehicles, aerospace and building product end markets. The IndustrialsCo segment offers medical packaging, medical silicones, specialty medical devices, water purification and separation, water filtration and purification resins, flexible packaging products, nonwovens, aramids, construction materials, auto adhesives and fluids.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
