Based on the aggregated intelligence of 145,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, chemicals giant DuPont (NYSE:DD) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at DuPont's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

DuPont facts

Headquarters (Founded)

Wilmington, Del. (1802)

Market Cap

$30.76 billion

Industry

Diversified chemicals

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$26.75 billion

Management

CEO Ellen Kullman (since 2009)

CFO Nicholas Fanandakis (since 2009)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

23.1%

Cash/Debt

$3.16 billion / $11.07 billion

Dividend Yield

4.8%

Competitors

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)

Monsanto (NYSE:MON)

3M (NYSE:MMM)

CAPS Members Bullish on DD Also Bullish on

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

CAPS Members Bearish on DD Also Bearish on

American Express (NYSE:AXP)
Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 94% of the 1,450 members who have rated DuPont believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Star Smittyh and mistercube.

This past summer, Smittyh tapped DuPont as an ideal way to get paid for your patience: "This is a strong company, fair moat, and great dividend waiting for the market to turn around. [DuPont] has weathered the storm and is poised to go forward."

In a pitch from last month, mistercube highlighted the stock's recent weakness as a perfect opportunity to pounce:

The run up beyond 35.00 made valuation seem just a tad inappropriate, given short-term uncertainty regarding 2009-2010 earnings, so I closed my previous green thumb.

Shortly thereafter, the news that [DuPoint's] forthcoming seed/corn technology would be delayed a few years was answered by the public with a 7% sell-off. My question has to be: Are we to believe these forecast 2011 and beyond agriculture-related earnings were priced in to that extent? Maybe they were, but I see this as yet another market overreaction. If that's the case, I don't mind playing the greater fool this time.

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