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Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) Shares Acquired by Greenleaf Trust

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Greenleaf Trust boosted its position in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE - Free Report) by 2.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,331 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 571 shares during the quarter. Greenleaf Trust's holdings in Deere & Company were worth $10,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Deere & Company in the fourth quarter valued at $1,244,094,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Deere & Company by 61,215.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,753,022 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $822,781,000 after buying an additional 1,750,163 shares in the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company in the fourth quarter valued at $541,437,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Deere & Company by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 6,589,760 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,792,082,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095,736 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its holdings in Deere & Company by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,581,408 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,364,843,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039,395 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.58% of the company's stock.

Deere & Company Stock Performance

DE traded up $9.82 during trading on Thursday, hitting $519.15. The stock had a trading volume of 1,268,760 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,349,206. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 2.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $140.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.12, a PEG ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 1.08. The company's 50-day moving average price is $510.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $477.52. Deere & Company has a twelve month low of $340.20 and a twelve month high of $533.78.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The industrial products company reported $6.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.72 by $0.92. The company had revenue of $11.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.80 billion. Deere & Company had a net margin of 12.40% and a return on equity of 24.39%. Deere & Company's revenue was down 17.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $8.53 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Deere & Company will post 19.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deere & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $1.62 per share. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 30th. Deere & Company's payout ratio is 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $490.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $455.00 to $493.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a "market perform" rating and set a $460.00 target price (up previously from $425.00) on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Melius upgraded Deere & Company from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Deere & Company from $501.00 to $514.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $515.19.

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Deere & Company Company Profile

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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.

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