DA Davidson Forecasts Deere & Company Q2 Earnings

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Deere & Company in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $6.03 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Deere & Company’s current full-year earnings is $19.38 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Deere & Company’s FY2026 earnings at $21.96 EPS.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.14 by $0.05. Deere & Company had a return on equity of 31.32% and a net margin of 13.73%.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on DE. Jefferies Financial Group cut Deere & Company from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $510.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, December 6th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Deere & Company from $404.00 to $462.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Deere & Company from $401.00 to $450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, November 25th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Deere & Company from $477.00 to $507.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $546.00 target price (down previously from $550.00) on shares of Deere & Company in a report on Friday, February 14th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Deere & Company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $450.12.

Deere & Company Price Performance

DE stock opened at $501.40 on Monday. Deere & Company has a 52-week low of $340.20 and a 52-week high of $502.10. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $447.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $417.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 2.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $136.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Pineridge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Deere & Company by 60.5% during the fourth quarter. Pineridge Advisors LLC now owns 69 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Livelsberger Financial Advisory purchased a new stake in shares of Deere & Company during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Deere & Company during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Deere & Company during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Deere & Company during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.58% of the company’s stock.

Deere & Company Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $1.62 per share. This represents a $6.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Deere & Company’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.47. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is currently 28.72%.

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.