HighTower Advisors LLC Has $104.53 Million Holdings in Deere & Company $DE

HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 224,520 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 5,664 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Deere & Company were worth $104,530,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DE. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in Deere & Company by 69.2% during the 3rd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 66 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in Deere & Company during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. 68.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on DE shares. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $535.00 to $775.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Wolfe Research boosted their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $550.00 to $660.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $543.00 to $750.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $560.00 to $730.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Deere & Company from $541.00 to $736.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $655.45.

Deere & Company News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Deere received a supplier endorsement from Sherwin-Williams, which named it a Partner-Level Supplier and Supplier of the Year recognition for 2025, a sign of strong vendor relationships and operational execution.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts remain moderately optimistic on Deere’s longer-term outlook, though they note the stock has lagged the broader market and is now trading with close attention on its next earnings update.
• Negative Sentiment: A new right-to-repair lawsuit involving construction equipment adds another legal overhang for Deere, reinforcing concerns about potential costs, restrictions, or policy pressure around repair access.
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street expects Deere’s quarterly earnings to decline year over year despite higher revenue, as weak farm spending and rising input costs pressure margins ahead of the report.

Deere & Company Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE DE opened at $558.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $150.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.46, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $579.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $538.71. 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 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.96 and a current ratio of 2.21.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The industrial products company reported $2.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $9.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.50 billion. Deere & Company had a return on equity of 18.93% and a net margin of 10.29%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.19 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Deere & Company will post 18.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st were paid a $1.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Deere & Company’s payout ratio is presently 36.53%.

About Deere & Company

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.