NEW YORK (

TheStreet

) -- The ex-dividend date for

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

(NYSE:

DD

) is Monday, February 13, 2012. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible for a dividend of 41 cents per share. At a price of $51.43 as of 9:30 a.m. ET, the dividend yield is 3.2%.

The average volume for E.I. du Pont de Nemours has been 6.8 million shares per day over the past 30 days. E.I. du Pont de Nemours has a market cap of $45.65 billion and is part of the

basic materials

sector and

chemicals

industry. Shares are up 12.8% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company operates as a science and technology company worldwide. It operates in seven segments: Agriculture & Nutrition, Electronics & Communications, Performance Chemicals, Performance Coatings, Performance Materials, Safety & Protection, and Pharmaceuticals. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.1, below the average chemicals industry P/E ratio of 13.4 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates E.I. du Pont de Nemours as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. You can view the full

E.I. du Pont de Nemours Ratings Report

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