Deere & Company Q1 EPS Estimate Reduced by Zacks Research

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Deere & Company in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.91 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.14. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $20.40 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $4.57 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on DE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Deere & Company from $470.00 to $500.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $546.00 target price (down previously from $550.00) on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Deere & Company from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 1st. Argus set a $510.00 price target on shares of Deere & Company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Baird R W cut shares of Deere & Company from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $460.00.

Deere & Company Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of Deere & Company stock opened at $475.70 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $463.53 and a 200 day moving average of $431.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $129.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.09, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.01. Deere & Company has a fifty-two week low of $340.20 and a fifty-two week high of $515.05.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.14 by $0.05. Deere & Company had a net margin of 12.94% and a return on equity of 27.31%.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 8th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be issued a $1.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.36%. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Deere & Company news, insider Rajesh Kalathur sold 24,580 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.61, for a total value of $12,304,993.80. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 74,878 shares in the company, valued at $37,484,675.58. This trade represents a 24.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.29% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DE. Old North State Trust LLC raised its position in shares of Deere & Company by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. Old North State Trust LLC now owns 668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management purchased a new position in Deere & Company in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $134,000. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. AG Asset Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the fourth quarter worth approximately $289,000. Finally, Dogwood Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Deere & Company during the 4th quarter worth approximately $42,000. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Deere & Company

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.