Deere & Company $DE Shares Sold by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lessened its position in Deere & Company (NYSE:DEFree Report) by 13.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 313,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 49,480 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA’s holdings in Deere & Company were worth $176,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Anchyra Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Anchyra Partners LLC now owns 3,191 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,797,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the period. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Deere & Company by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. now owns 2,908 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,638,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Deere & Company by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,179 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. lifted its position in Deere & Company by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 816 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Deere & Company by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 880 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $410,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. 68.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on DE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Deere & Company from $560.00 to $590.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 4th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $530.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $580.00 to $525.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $752.00 target price on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Deere & Company from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $550.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Deere & Company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $639.58.

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Deere & Company Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:DE opened at $613.45 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $574.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $557.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 2.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54. Deere & Company has a 1-year low of $433.00 and a 1-year high of $674.19.

Deere & Company (NYSE:DEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The industrial products company reported $6.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.70 by $0.85. Deere & Company had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 18.25%. The business had revenue of $13.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.55 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $6.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that Deere & Company will post 18.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Deere & Company Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $6.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.71%.

Deere & Company Profile

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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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