Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Deere & Company

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Deere & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 16th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $5.23 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $5.26. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $25.03 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s FY2025 earnings at $20.01 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $6.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.06 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $23.09 EPS.

DE has been the subject of several other reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Deere & Company from $450.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 26th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded Deere & Company from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Deere & Company from $371.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $402.00 to $389.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Oppenheimer reduced their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $465.00 to $448.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Deere & Company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $420.69.

Deere & Company Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:DE opened at $405.27 on Thursday. Deere & Company has a 1 year low of $340.20 and a 1 year high of $420.47. The company has a market capitalization of $111.68 billion, a PE ratio of 12.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $391.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $385.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.87.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The industrial products company reported $6.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.66. Deere & Company had a net margin of 14.69% and a return on equity of 36.71%. The business had revenue of $11.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $10.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Deere & Company Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $1.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.45%. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is 17.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deere & Company

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in Deere & Company in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Pineridge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 725.0% during the first quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC now owns 66 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Deere & Company in the second quarter worth about $37,000. Centennial Bank AR increased its holdings in Deere & Company by 420.0% during the 2nd quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 104 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Deere & Company by 2,500.0% during the 1st quarter. Financial Synergies Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 104 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. 68.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Deere & Company Company Profile

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.