Briefing From The Editor -- DE Stock

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, August 10 11:04 • Permanent Link

Deere & Company logged a 0.6% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $438.65 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 1.0%. DE's trading volume is 288,767 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,684,254.

Deere & Company trades -2.44% away from its average analyst target price of $449.64 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $305.0 to $560.0, and on average have given Deere & Company a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in DE, you'll want to know the following:

Deere & Company's current price is 157.2% above its Graham number of $170.58, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Deere & Company has moved 22.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 8.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 29.74, Deere & Company has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
DE has a forward P/E ratio of 13.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $32.1 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.0 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Deere & Company is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.74 compared to its sector average of 3.78
Deere & Company manufactures and distributes various equipment worldwide.
Based in Moline, the company has 82,200 full time employees and a market cap of $128.61 Billion. Deere & Company currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.1%.

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