Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Deere & Company

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Deere & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $18.76 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $18.73. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $19.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $4.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.23 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.31 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Deere & Company from $404.00 to $462.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Deere & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $510.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $470.00 to $430.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Deere & Company from $477.00 to $507.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Deere & Company from $538.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $444.50.

Deere & Company Price Performance

Deere & Company stock opened at $476.29 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $444.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $409.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 2.09 and a quick ratio of 1.90. The company has a market capitalization of $129.72 billion, a PE ratio of 18.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 0.98. Deere & Company has a one year low of $340.20 and a one year high of $485.84.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The industrial products company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.89 by $0.66. Deere & Company had a net margin of 13.73% and a return on equity of 31.32%. The business had revenue of $9.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.20 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $8.26 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 32.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Deere & Company

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DE. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Deere & Company by 32.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 7,352,465 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,068,404,000 after buying an additional 1,782,984 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Deere & Company by 27.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,542,013 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,895,518,000 after acquiring an additional 988,380 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 53,338.6% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 854,484 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $356,602,000 after acquiring an additional 852,885 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Deere & Company by 46,892.9% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 772,094 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $322,218,000 after acquiring an additional 770,451 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stockbridge Partners LLC boosted its stake in Deere & Company by 157.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stockbridge Partners LLC now owns 884,237 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $369,019,000 after purchasing an additional 540,874 shares during the period. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Deere & Company Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be issued a $1.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Deere & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.31%.

Deere & Company Company Profile

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.