Deere & Company (DE) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) is expected to be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect Deere & Company to post earnings of $5.72 per share and revenue of $10.80 billion for the quarter.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.05. Deere & Company had a net margin of 12.94% and a return on equity of 27.31%. On average, analysts expect Deere & Company to post $19 EPS for the current fiscal year and $22 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Deere & Company Stock Performance

NYSE DE opened at $499.81 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $135.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s fifty day moving average is $466.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $452.43. Deere & Company has a 52-week low of $340.20 and a 52-week high of $515.05.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a dividend of $1.62 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DE has been the topic of several recent research reports. Argus set a $510.00 target price on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $510.00 to $513.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. StockNews.com raised shares of Deere & Company from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $437.00 to $455.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $462.00 to $440.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Deere & Company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $460.21.

Insider Transactions at Deere & Company

In related news, insider Rajesh Kalathur sold 24,580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.61, for a total transaction of $12,304,993.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 74,878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,484,675.58. The trade was a 24.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Deere & Company stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) by 39.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 4,548 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,278 shares during the quarter. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Deere & Company were worth $1,927,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.