Analysts Set Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) Price Target at $639.58

Deere & Company (NYSE:DEGet Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $639.5750.

Several research analysts have commented on DE shares. DA Davidson decreased their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $775.00 to $685.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Deere & Company from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $680.00 price objective (down from $715.00) on shares of Deere & Company in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Argus lifted their price objective on Deere & Company from $540.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Advocates LLC bought a new position in Deere & Company during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Deere & Company during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Key Capital Management INC purchased a new position in Deere & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Deere & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, McIlrath & Eck LLC purchased a new position in Deere & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. 68.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Deere & Company News Summary

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Deere & Company Trading Down 2.7%

NYSE DE opened at $613.45 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $574.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $557.28. Deere & Company has a twelve month low of $433.00 and a twelve month high of $674.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. The company has a market capitalization of $165.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.76, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.92.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DEGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The industrial products company reported $6.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.70 by $0.85. The firm had revenue of $13.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.55 billion. Deere & Company had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The business’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.64 earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Deere & Company will post 18.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 10th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a $1.62 dividend. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is presently 36.71%.

Deere & Company Company Profile

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Deere & Company, commonly known by its brand John Deere, is a global manufacturer of agricultural, construction and forestry machinery, as well as turf care equipment and power systems. Founded in 1837 by blacksmith John Deere—who developed a polished steel plow to improve tillage in tough prairie soils—the company is headquartered in Moline, Illinois, and has grown into one of the largest and most recognizable names in equipment manufacturing worldwide.

The company’s principal businesses include a broad portfolio of agricultural equipment such as tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, harvesters and tillage implements, complemented by precision agriculture technologies and telematics that support farm management, yield optimization and equipment connectivity.

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