DuPont stock rose Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. The company’s outlook for 2025 helped, too.The materials technology company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 eked out a gain of less than 0.1% on Tuesday, Feb. 11, as investors digested testimony from the chair of the Federal Reserve and awaited Wednesday's CPI report.DuPont shares surged after the chemicals giant topped quarterly forecasts,

DuPont de Nemours ( NYSE: DD) rose 6.9% on Tuesday to touch a two-month high after the chemical and materials maker reported results that were better than Wall Street’s estimates. For the quarter, the company experienced a net loss of $118 million, or $0.28 a share, compared with a loss of $22 million, or $0.05 a share, a year earlier.

DuPont cited continued recovery in semiconductor demand, driven primarily by AI-technology applications and stronger demand in China, for its results.

DuPont stock is higher Tuesday after the materials giant beat expectations for its fourth quarter and reiterated plans for its upcoming spinoff.

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. DD registered a loss from continuing operations of 17 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a loss of 72 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. Barring one-time items,