Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Deere & Company

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Deere & Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 5th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $4.31 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.62. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $19.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s Q3 2026 earnings at $5.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $19.27 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $4.40 EPS.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The industrial products company reported $6.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.72 by $0.92. Deere & Company had a net margin of 12.94% and a return on equity of 27.31%. The business had revenue of $11.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.80 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $8.53 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 17.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Melius raised shares of Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Deere & Company in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $475.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $460.00 price objective (up previously from $425.00) on shares of Deere & Company in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Deere & Company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $515.19.

Deere & Company Stock Performance

Shares of DE stock opened at $515.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. Deere & Company has a one year low of $340.20 and a one year high of $533.78. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $481.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $467.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $139.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.85, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.09.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 8th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th will be paid a $1.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 30th. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deere & Company

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in DE. Activest Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 2,750.0% in the first quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 57 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Deere & Company in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 116.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 67 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 60.5% in the fourth quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC now owns 69 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Deere & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.58% of the company’s stock.

Deere & Company Company Profile

Deere & Co engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.