Calton & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Deere & Company (NYSE:DE – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 647 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $270,000.
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Deere & Company by 20.5% during the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,808 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,906,000 after acquiring an additional 2,692 shares during the period. Aviance Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Deere & Company during the first quarter valued at about $2,783,000. Royal Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in Deere & Company by 99.8% during the third quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 6,454 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,694,000 after acquiring an additional 3,223 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Deere & Company during the third quarter valued at about $1,052,000. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Deere & Company during the second quarter valued at about $24,984,000. 68.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Deere & Company Price Performance
Shares of Deere & Company stock opened at $406.65 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.92. Deere & Company has a 1-year low of $340.20 and a 1-year high of $420.47. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $395.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $385.21.
Deere & Company Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. Deere & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.70%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have issued reports on DE. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Deere & Company from $371.00 to $378.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Monday, August 19th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $395.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $400.00 to $410.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 16th. Raymond James assumed coverage on shares of Deere & Company in a research report on Friday, June 28th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $420.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Deere & Company from $450.00 to $425.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Deere & Company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $420.69.
Read Our Latest Analysis on Deere & Company
About Deere & Company
Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides large and medium tractors, combines, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, harvesting front-end equipment, pull-behind scrapers, and tillage and seeding equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, and soil preparation machinery for grain growers.
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