Deere & Company (DE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Construction and Forestry segment offers machines and service parts used in construction, earthmoving, road building, material handling and timber harvesting. The Financial Services segment finances sales and leases by John Deere dealers of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. The company was founded by John Deere in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, IL.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $505.90 to $515.80
• 50-Day Range: $496.24 to $531.79
• 52-Week Range: $340.20 to $533.78
• Volume: 995,069 shs
• Average Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $139.36 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.89
• Dividend Yield: 1.26%
• Price Target: $515.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Deere & Company Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Deere & Company scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 177 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Deere & Company has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.48, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Deere & Company has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Deere & Company are expected to grow by 14.03% in the coming year, from $19.32 to $22.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Deere & Company is 24.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Deere & Company is 24.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Deere & Company has a PEG Ratio of 3.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Deere & Company has a P/B Ratio of 6.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the float of Deere & Company has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Deere & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Deere & Company has recently increased by 32.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Deere & Company pays a meaningful dividend of 1.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Deere & Company has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Deere & Company is 31.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Deere & Company will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.41% next year. This indicates that Deere & Company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.75

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.00% of the float of Deere & Company has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Deere & Company has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Deere & Company has recently increased by 32.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.42

News Sentiment

Deere & Company has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Deere & Company this week, compared to 35 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

35 people have searched for DE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added Deere & Company to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 42% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Deere & Company insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.29% of the stock of Deere & Company is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.58% of the stock of Deere & Company is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DE shares performed this year?

Deere & Company's stock was trading at $423.70 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DE stock has increased by 21.4% and is now trading at $514.5760.

How were Deere & Company's earnings last quarter?

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The industrial products company reported $6.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.72 by $0.92. The company's revenue was down 17.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Deere & Company have any subsidiaries?

Deere & Company subsidiaries include these companies: Kreisel Electric, AgriSync, Bear Flag Robotics, Harvest Profit, Unimil, OnLink, PLA, and more.

Who are Deere & Company's major shareholders?

Deere & Company's top institutional shareholders include Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.15%), Swedbank AB (0.11%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.09%) and Truist Financial Corp (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include John C May II, Rajesh Kalathur, Pentz Markwart Von, Cory J Reed, Ryan D Campbell and Marc A Howze.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Deere & Company?

Shares of DE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Deere & Company own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Deere & Company investors own include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Applied Materials (AMAT), ASML (ASML), HubSpot (HUBS) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/8 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/8 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/08/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Record date for 8/8 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/8 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - FARM
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DE
• CIK: 315189
• Web: www.deere.com
• Phone: (309) 765-8000
• Fax: 309-765-5671
• Employees: 75,800
• Year Founded: 1837

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Deere & Company: $515.50
• High Price Target: $619.00
• Low Price Target: $389.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.48
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $20.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.63
• P/E Growth: 3.21
• Net Income: $7.10 billion
• Net Margins: 12.40%
• Pretax Margin: 15.60%
• Return on Equity: 24.39%
• Return on Assets: 5.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.76
• Current Ratio: 2.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $44.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.13
• Cash Flow: $34.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.90
• Book Value: $84.11 per share
• Price / Book: 6.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 270,827,000
• Free Float: 270,042,000
• Market Cap: $139.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08