Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE – Free Report) by 52.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 545,323 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 187,008 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Deere & Company were worth $234,639,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,583,185 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $10,514,053,000 after acquiring an additional 198,332 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,485,949 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,898,717,000 after purchasing an additional 97,049 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in Deere & Company by 53.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 9,592,004 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,465,906,000 after purchasing an additional 3,358,264 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Deere & Company by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,692,877 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,581,574,000 after purchasing an additional 158,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Deere & Company by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,600,552 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,609,149,000 after purchasing an additional 17,269 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.58% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have weighed in on DE shares. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $672.00 to $607.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Deere & Company from $560.00 to $730.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Barclays raised their price objective on Deere & Company from $530.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded Deere & Company from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their target price on Deere & Company from $775.00 to $685.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $639.58.
Deere & Company Stock Up 0.3%
Shares of NYSE DE opened at $590.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $159.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.92. Deere & Company has a 52-week low of $433.00 and a 52-week high of $674.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 2.18. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $574.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $552.39.
Deere & Company (NYSE:DE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The industrial products company reported $6.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.70 by $0.85. The business had revenue of $13.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.55 billion. Deere & Company had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 18.25%. Deere & Company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $6.64 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Deere & Company will post 18.13 earnings per share for the current year.
Deere & Company Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 10th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a $1.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.71%.
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.
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