CTVA

Corteva, Inc.

October 5, 2026 · intraday

Rarity
1.28
Peak move
+4.15%
Float cap
$8.0B

Corteva is a global provider of seed and crop protection solutions for the agriculture industry. Through its Seed segment, it develops and supplies commercial seed combining advanced germplasm and traits to farmers, while its Crop Protection segment offers products that protect crop yields against weeds, insects, and disease. Its products are sold in approximately 110 countries through multi-brand and distribution channels.

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13 events · 4 from SEC or newswire · 1 timed with the move
  • Timed with the moveanalyst_rating

    Bank of America initiated coverage of Vylor (VYLR), the seed business spun off from Corteva on Oct. 1, with a Buy rating and $78 price target.

  • government_contract

    Corteva said its retained crop protection business has an $11 billion pipeline with 12 new active ingredients, including five biologicals, planned for launch over the next decade.

  • analyst_rating

    New Street Research set a $17.00 price target on Corteva on Oct. 5, 2026.

  • litigation_outcome

    A bipartisan coalition of states and Guam sued Corteva, Vylor and EIDP in Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, alleging the Vylor spin-off was a fraudulent transfer of about $40 billion in assets away from PFAS creditors and seeking a TRO to freeze assets.

  • spinoff_divestiture

    Corteva filed combined financial statements for New Corteva, comprising the crop protection business of Corteva, Inc., for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, in connection with the separation, and disclosed in an October 1 Form 8-K that Vylor is treated as the accounting spinnor and successor to Corteva post-spin-off.

    SEC8-K 0001755672-26-000028Webus.kabutan.jp
  • credit_rating_change

    S&P Global Ratings downgraded Corteva's credit rating to 'BBB+' from 'A-', citing reduced scale and diversification from the Vylor seed spin-off.

  • litigation_outcome

    Corteva, Chemours and DuPont agreed to a $455 million PFAS-related settlement with North Carolina and local entities.

  • spinoff_divestiture

    Corteva completed the separation of its seed and genetics business into independent NYSE-listed Vylor Inc. (VYLR) on October 1, 2026, with holders of record September 24, 2026 receiving one Vylor share per Corteva share via pro rata distribution, leaving Corteva a pure-play crop protection company with an $11 billion pipeline.

  • analyst_rating

    Oppenheimer lowered its Corteva price target to $17 from $95 while keeping an Outperform rating, setting a standalone target for New Corteva after the Vylor spinoff.

  • analyst_rating

    BMO Capital adjusted its Corteva price target to $15 following the Vylor spinoff, remaining cautious on a challenging crop protection backdrop while viewing the pipeline positively.

  • analyst_rating

    Morgan Stanley adjusted its Corteva price target to $18 after the Vylor spinoff, maintaining an Overweight rating and saying the R&D pipeline can more than offset headwinds.

  • debt_financing

    Corteva subsidiary Vylor extended the expiration of private exchange offers and consent solicitations for EIDP's 2.300% notes due 2030, 5.125% notes due 2032 and 4.800% notes due 2033 from September 29 to September 30, 2026, conditioned on completion of the Corteva separation, and received final results with $434.841 million, $476.214 million and $527.584 million validly tendered for new Vylor notes, representing 86.97%, 95.24% and 87.93% of the $500 million, $500 million and $600 million outstanding notes, settling with the separation.

  • litigation_outcome

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta and other state attorneys general and municipalities sought a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Corteva's spin-off of its seed business into Vylor over alleged shifting of roughly $39 billion in assets beyond PFAS creditors' reach; the Fourth Circuit summarily reversed a District Court order denying California leave to seek a TRO, and on remand the U.S. District Court in South Carolina denied the motion to enjoin the separation, citing the plaintiffs' late filing, clearing the Vylor distribution.