HighTower Advisors LLC Has $105.26 Million Position in Deere & Company $DE

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 230,184 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,831 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.09% of Deere & Company worth $105,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Deere & Company by 2.1% during the second quarter. Prairie Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 964 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $492,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group boosted its holdings in Deere & Company by 0.9% in the second quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 2,486 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after acquiring an additional 21 shares during the last quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC increased its position in Deere & Company by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Chip Partners LLC now owns 1,574 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $801,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares during the period. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in Deere & Company by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 744 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $378,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forefront Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Deere & Company by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Forefront Wealth Partners LLC now owns 564 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 68.58% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Cory J. Reed sold 12,000 shares of Deere & Company stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $510.00, for a total transaction of $6,120,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 20,792 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,603,920. This trade represents a 36.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO John C. May II sold 41,472 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $501.49, for a total value of $20,797,793.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 117,970 shares in the company, valued at approximately $59,160,775.30. This represents a 26.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 64,578 shares of company stock worth $32,471,682. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Deere & Company News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Deere & Company this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deere is being repositioned as an AI and automation leader in agriculture — coverage highlights autonomous tractors, precision ag software and margin expansion tied to services, which supports upside to multiples. John Deere (DE) Taps the AI Boom to Drive the Future of Farming
• Positive Sentiment: New 2026 Startup Collaborator cohort targets advanced sensing, analytics and automation — a tangible pipeline for product innovation and recurring‑revenue services that bolster medium‑term growth. John Deere Announces its 2026 Startup Collaborators
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and previews expect Deere to beat Q1 estimates, making the Feb. 19 earnings report a near‑term catalyst; consensus focus will be on equipment demand, services revenue and margin trends. Deere (DE) Q1 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts’ Insights on Key Performance Measures
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and macro rotation into industrials has helped push DE to fresh highs; that momentum matters, but valuation (~32x forward EPS) means further upside depends on execution and cyclical pickup. This “Backdoor” AI Stock Is Betting Big on … Self-Driving Tractors?!
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term risks remain: agriculture’s cyclical slump and earlier warnings about up to ~$1.2B in 2026 tariff headwinds could pressure equipment demand and margins if crop economics don’t improve. Management’s wide guidance ranges reflect that uncertainty. Exclusive: In the Eye of the Cycle, John Deere Charts a Path Through Ag’s Slump

Deere & Company Trading Up 0.7%

DE opened at $602.54 on Monday. Deere & Company has a fifty-two week low of $404.42 and a fifty-two week high of $626.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $163.33 billion, a PE ratio of 32.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 2.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $507.56 and its 200 day moving average is $487.12.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 26th. The industrial products company reported $3.93 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.96 by ($0.03). Deere & Company had a return on equity of 20.54% and a net margin of 11.00%.The company had revenue of $12.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.77 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.55 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts predict that Deere & Company will post 19.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deere & Company Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $1.62 per share. This represents a $6.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.01%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Deere & Company from $480.00 to $460.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Deere & Company from $512.00 to $531.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Deere & Company from $609.00 to $612.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $440.00 to $475.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $524.20.

Deere & Company Company Profile

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.