Deere & Company (DE) Competitors $471.35 -5.11 (-1.07%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$472.14 +0.79 (+0.17%) As of 09/12/2025 07:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DE vs. LECO, AGCO, AIT, ALG, AOS, CAT, FL, IR, TWI, and XYLShould you be buying Deere & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deere & Company include Lincoln Electric (LECO), AGCO (AGCO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Alamo Group (ALG), A. O. Smith (AOS), Caterpillar (CAT), Foot Locker (FL), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Titan International (TWI), and Xylem (XYL). Deere & Company vs. Its Competitors Lincoln Electric AGCO Applied Industrial Technologies Alamo Group A. O. Smith Caterpillar Foot Locker Ingersoll Rand Titan International Xylem Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media refer more to LECO or DE? In the previous week, Deere & Company had 25 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Deere & Company and 17 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Deere & Company's score of 1.27 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Deere & Company 35 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer LECO or DE? Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $239.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Deere & Company has a consensus price target of $520.87, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Given Deere & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Deere & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Which has more risk and volatility, LECO or DE? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deere & Company has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, LECO or DE? Deere & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Electric. Deere & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLincoln Electric$4.01B3.29$466.11M$8.9026.87Deere & Company$51.72B2.46$7.10B$19.1324.64 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LECO or DE? 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LECO or DE a better dividend stock? Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Deere & Company pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lincoln Electric pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deere & Company pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Deere & Company has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Is LECO or DE more profitable? Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.27% compared to Deere & Company's net margin of 11.72%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.79% beat Deere & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Electric12.27% 39.79% 14.74% Deere & Company 11.72%21.97%4.91% SummaryLincoln Electric beats Deere & Company on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Deere & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDeere & CompanyMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$128.80B$18.89B$7.88B$21.58BDividend Yield1.36%1.72%4.56%3.49%P/E Ratio24.6422.03315.9929.75Price / Sales2.461.05217.3585.94Price / Cash14.0411.8028.9125.00Price / Book5.062.044.614.58Net Income$7.10B$1.07B$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.29%0.05%1.00%0.68%1 Month Performance-1.81%-1.06%1.27%4.02%1 Year Performance19.43%5.12%26.72%16.39% Deere & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEDeere & Company4.6457 of 5 stars$471.35-1.1%$520.87+10.5%+19.4%$128.80B$51.72B24.6475,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeLECOLincoln Electric4.125 of 5 stars$243.98+1.3%$231.40-5.2%+33.7%$13.47B$4.01B27.4112,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeAGCOAGCO4.675 of 5 stars$109.70+1.6%$109.38-0.3%+19.9%$8.19B$10.17B81.8624,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AITApplied Industrial Technologies4.7777 of 5 stars$267.83+2.4%$285.00+6.4%+29.1%$10.11B$4.56B26.466,800Positive NewsALGAlamo Group4.278 of 5 stars$210.39+1.2%$234.00+11.2%+15.2%$2.55B$1.63B21.423,750Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.6862 of 5 stars$72.55+2.5%$77.43+6.7%-9.2%$10.17B$3.82B20.2112,700Positive NewsCATCaterpillar4.7379 of 5 stars$420.48+1.3%$457.20+8.7%+24.8%$196.99B$64.81B21.39112,900News CoveragePositive NewsFLFoot Locker3.3764 of 5 stars$24.15+0.1%$21.33-11.6%-10.8%$2.30B$7.86B-5.9947,306Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.7609 of 5 stars$79.27+2.4%$97.75+23.3%-13.4%$31.51B$7.24B61.9321,000Positive NewsTWITitan International3.8689 of 5 stars$8.80+1.7%$11.33+28.9%+3.6%$561.96M$1.78B-28.377,500News CoveragePositive NewsXYLXylem4.7546 of 5 stars$141.84+1.5%$152.29+7.4%+8.2%$34.52B$8.56B36.8423,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lincoln Electric Alternatives AGCO Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives Alamo Group Alternatives A. O. 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