Corteva Inc (CTVA) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Corteva Inc

CTVA in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Corteva breeds seeds and sells crop-protection products to farmers, organised into two segments. The Seed segment develops germplasm and traits for yield, weather tolerance, disease and insect resistance, plus digital tools that guide planting choices. The Crop Protection segment makes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and nitrogen-management products that guard crops and support soil health. It operates across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Where it sits in the stack
Corteva does not sit in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it belongs to the agricultural-inputs sleeve of our wider universe, a business built on farm biology and chemistry rather than compute.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group for this name is not yet set; the market usually compares it with Bayer's Crop Science arm and Syngenta as the other large seed-and-crop-chemical businesses.
Why Closelook tracks it
Corteva holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in the Morning 10 or other editions.
What the diary watches
Whether farmer spending on seed and crop-protection holds steady as crop prices shift, and whether new trait launches keep the Seed segment ahead of generic rivals.

Corteva Inc (CTVA) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for CTVA, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by BMO Capital, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for CTVA from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target BMO Capital — target 95 from 100 Target cut to $95 from $100 (+13.9% to spot) 2026-09-16
  • Price target UBS — target 90 from 85 Target raised to $90 from $85 (+7.9% to spot) 2026-09-16
  • Initiation KeyBanc — at Sector Weight Initiated to Sector Weight from Sector Weight 2026-09-11

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Agricultural Inputs · United States · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Agricultural Inputs · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against CTVA on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 0.89%, quarterly · last 0.18 USD on 2026-09-01

Dividends and capital return

What CTVA pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.72 USD per share · a 0.89% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +4.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.69 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.18 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-01
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.16 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.67 USD · 2025: 0.70 USD · 2026: 0.54 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-30

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Corteva Inc (CTVA)?

Corteva Inc trades as CTVA on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is CTVA in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Corteva Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does CTVA trade against its moving averages?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack: Trades -3% vs the 50-day and +3.2% vs the 200-day average, 11.5% below the 52-week high and +34% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Corteva Inc do?

Corteva breeds seeds and sells crop-protection products to farmers, organised into two segments. The Seed segment develops germplasm and traits for yield, weather tolerance, disease and insect resistance, plus digital tools that guide planting choices. The Crop Protection segment makes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and nitrogen-management products that guard crops and support soil health. Closelook's peer group for this name is not yet set; the market usually compares it with Bayer's Crop Science arm and Syngenta as the other large seed-and-crop-chemical businesses.

Where does Corteva Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Corteva does not sit in Rubin or Halo, our indices for the AI build-out; it belongs to the agricultural-inputs sleeve of our wider universe, a business built on farm biology and chemistry rather than compute. Corteva holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelook score, and the diary has not yet quoted it in the Morning 10 or other editions.

Does Corteva Inc pay a dividend?

Corteva Inc has paid 0.72 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 0.89% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.18 USD on 2026-09-01. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Corteva Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Corteva Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by BMO Capital on 2026-09-16 (target 95 from 100). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for CTVA, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Agricultural Inputs, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.