Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Deere & Company

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Deere & Company in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $5.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $6.05. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $19.52 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s Q4 2025 earnings at $4.63 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $23.31 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. HSBC cut shares of Deere & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Deere & Company from $448.00 to $477.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd. Hsbc Global Res cut Deere & Company from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 19th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $460.00 to $470.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $404.00 to $462.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Deere & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $443.28.

Deere & Company Price Performance

DE stock opened at $440.45 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $419.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $392.05. The firm has a market cap of $120.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. Deere & Company has a 12 month low of $340.20 and a 12 month high of $469.39.

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

Deere & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. This represents a $6.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.47%. This is a boost from Deere & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.97%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Deere & Company

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in Deere & Company during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new position in shares of Deere & Company during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Centennial Bank AR boosted its stake in shares of Deere & Company by 420.0% in the 2nd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 104 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 155.8% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 110 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Briaud Financial Planning Inc lifted its holdings in Deere & Company by 73.5% during the second quarter. Briaud Financial Planning Inc now owns 118 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Deere & Company

Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides large and medium tractors, combines, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, harvesting front-end equipment, pull-behind scrapers, and tillage and seeding equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, and soil preparation machinery for grain growers.