The stock of Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) has increased by 0.10 when compared to last closing price of 483.62.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-27 that Many top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have come into the spotlight and produced monster gains in recent years. These gains have been great for their longer-term shareholders, of course, but they’ve also left the stocks trading at expensive and forward-looking valuations — levels high enough that some risk-averse investors may be avoiding the theme altogether.
Is It Worth Investing in Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) is 21.46x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for DE is 1.01. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for DE is 251.26M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.84% of that float. On March 27, 2025, DE’s average trading volume was 1.41M shares.
DE’s Market Performance
DE’s stock has seen a 1.49% increase for the week, with a 1.17% rise in the past month and a 11.97% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.70% for Deere & Co. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.34% for DE’s stock, with a 15.99% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of DE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for DE stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for DE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for DE in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $501 based on the research report published on March 03, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see DE reach a price target of $510. The rating they have provided for DE stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 06th, 2024.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to DE, setting the target price at $477 in the report published on November 22nd of the previous year.
DE Trading at 1.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought DE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.76%, as shares surge +0.94% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.21% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, DE rose by +1.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $477.76. In addition, Deere & Co saw 14.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at DE starting from Kalathur Rajesh, who sale 24,580 shares at the price of $500.61 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Kalathur Rajesh now owns 74,878 shares of Deere & Co, valued at $12,304,921 using the latest closing price.
Kalathur Rajesh, the Officer of Deere & Co, proposed sale 24,580 shares at $500.61 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Kalathur Rajesh is holding shares at $12,304,906 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for DE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Deere & Co stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 27.91, with 6.08 for asset returns.
Based on Deere & Co (DE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 14.67 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.82for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.71.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Deere & Co (DE) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
