Corteva Inc (CTVA)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Corteva Inc [CTVA] stock prices are up 2.69% to $64.19 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CTVA shares have gain 5.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.30%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Corteva Inc [NYSE: CTVA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 23, 2024, when Citigroup initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $68. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on October 16, 2024, and elevated its price target to $67. On August 07, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $57 on April 12, 2024. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $67 as its price target on March 01, 2024. Loop Capital upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 12, 2024, and upped its price target to $65. In a note dated February 02, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $53.

The stock price of Corteva Inc [CTVA] has been fluctuating between $44.91 and $64.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $66.8 within the next 12 months. Corteva Inc [NYSE: CTVA] shares were valued at $64.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.07% based on the average CTVA price forecast.

Analyzing the CTVA fundamentals

The Corteva Inc [NYSE:CTVA] reported sales of 16.64B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -10.19%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.23.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 62.92 points at the first support level, and at 61.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 64.85, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 65.50.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Corteva Inc [NYSE:CTVA]’s Current Ratio is 1.50. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.96, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.65, the price to book ratio is 1.79 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 65.04.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved FUERER CORNEL B, SVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary, that happened on Nov 26 ’24 when 37672.0 shares were sold. Officer, FUERER CORNEL B completed a deal on Nov 26 ’24 to buy 37672.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary FUERER CORNEL B sold 39736.0 shares on May 14 ’24.

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