Citi Upgrades DuPont (DD) to Buy

(Updated - September 22, 2015 10:33 AM EDT)

Citi upgraded DuPont (NYSE: DD) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $63. After a 30% year-to-date decline, analysts thinks there is pressure on management to focus on the next leg of its transformation. Analyst pointed out "value creation levers," including additional cost cutting, returning more cash to shareholders, potentially splitting the company, and M&A.

Discussing a potential split, Citi said, "Splitting the Ag/Bio business from DD’s Materials businesses makes strategic sense as they are inherently different businesses. Such a move would be consistent with the portfolio simplification trend seen across many companies in chemicals. We also think there is potential for DD to combine its Ag business with Dow’s."

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Shares of DuPont closed at $48.24 yesterday.

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