RBC Capital analyst Arun Viswanathan initiated DuPont (DD) with a Sector Perform rating and a price target of $80 after its completed spin-offs, saying the current valuation asks investors for a "leap of faith" with multiples comparable to multi-industry peers like 3M (MMM) and Honeywell (HON). The analyst notes that although the company's improvements are "tangible", he also sees its prospects as more dependent on the macro conditions. Given the softer auto and smartphone demand in China, Viswanathan prefers to have "greater confidence" in DuPont performance before assigning a higher multiple.

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