Deere & Company (DE) Competitors $503.18 -4.43 (-0.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$503.00 -0.19 (-0.04%) As of 07:57 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 Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DE or LECO? 68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DE or LECO? 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 RatioDeere & Company$51.72B2.64$7.10B$20.6724.34Lincoln Electric$4.01B3.06$466.11M$8.1127.07 Does the media favor DE or LECO? In the previous week, Deere & Company had 17 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Deere & Company and 17 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Deere & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.15 indicating that Deere & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Deere & Company 28 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lincoln Electric 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, DE or LECO? Deere & Company has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend DE or LECO? Deere & Company presently has a consensus price target of $515.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.45%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $211.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.70%. Given Deere & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Deere & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Is DE or LECO a better dividend stock? Deere & Company pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Deere & Company pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% 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. Deere & Company has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is DE or LECO more profitable? Deere & Company has a net margin of 12.40% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 11.44%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.44% beat Deere & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Deere & Company12.40% 24.39% 5.32% Lincoln Electric 11.44%39.44%14.75% SummaryDeere & Company beats Lincoln Electric 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$137.47B$18.00B$7.55B$20.83BDividend Yield1.28%1.23%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio24.3411.5525.0827.17Price / Sales2.641.08114.6948.20Price / Cash14.9511.4527.5622.28Price / Book5.982.104.384.56Net Income$7.10B$959.03M$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-1.12%-1.27%0.66%-0.86%1 Month Performance-1.15%4.58%5.49%4.16%1 Year Performance35.32%13.05%27.29%8.88% Deere & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEDeere & Company4.1486 of 5 stars$503.18-0.9%$515.50+2.4%+38.9%$137.47B$51.72B24.3475,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLECOLincoln Electric3.7303 of 5 stars$223.47+1.4%$206.40-7.6%+13.1%$12.48B$4.01B27.5512,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAGCOAGCO4.0482 of 5 stars$113.67+3.4%$105.40-7.3%+10.6%$8.48B$10.78B-14.5724,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6727 of 5 stars$256.10+1.9%$285.00+11.3%+32.8%$9.75B$4.48B25.716,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionALGAlamo Group3.3048 of 5 stars$226.89+0.6%$196.33-13.5%+29.5%$2.74B$1.63B23.633,750News CoverageAOSA. O. Smith4.7233 of 5 stars$70.47+1.4%$75.29+6.8%-21.6%$10.01B$3.82B19.6812,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCATCaterpillar4.7449 of 5 stars$408.22+1.5%$404.64-0.9%+21.0%$192.29B$64.81B19.89112,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFLFoot Locker3.6707 of 5 stars$25.32+1.5%$21.20-16.3%+1.5%$2.41B$7.90B-6.7147,306Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.7239 of 5 stars$88.71+1.2%$99.40+12.1%-9.9%$35.79B$7.24B43.9221,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTWITitan International3.5285 of 5 stars$10.49+2.6%$11.00+4.9%+30.1%$668.26M$1.85B-49.958,303XYLXylem4.7464 of 5 stars$131.70+0.1%$143.71+9.1%-5.3%$32.05B$8.56B35.4023,000Positive 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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