Q2 EPS Estimates for Deere & Company Cut by Zacks Research

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Deere & Company in a research report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $5.56 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $5.58. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $19.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s Q3 2025 earnings at $5.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $18.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $23.59 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on DE. StockNews.com cut Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 1st. UBS Group upped their price target on Deere & Company from $404.00 to $462.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Deere & Company from $401.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 25th. Barclays upped their price target on Deere & Company from $400.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $501.00 price target on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $457.22.

Deere & Company Stock Up 3.5 %

Deere & Company stock opened at $499.73 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $135.63 billion, a PE ratio of 22.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Deere & Company has a one year low of $340.20 and a one year high of $515.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $461.21 and a 200 day moving average of $429.44.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.05. Deere & Company had a return on equity of 27.31% and a net margin of 12.94%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deere & Company

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DE. United Advisor Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Deere & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Catalina Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Deere & Company by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,047 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Radnor Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Deere & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $243,000. Forte Capital LLC ADV lifted its stake in shares of Deere & Company by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Forte Capital LLC ADV now owns 1,646 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $687,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Enhancement Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Deere & Company in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $6,761,000. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Deere & Company

In related news, insider Rajesh Kalathur sold 24,580 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.61, for a total transaction of $12,304,993.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 74,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,484,675.58. This represents a 24.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $1.62 per share. This represents a $6.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is presently 28.72%.

About Deere & Company

Deere & Co engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.