Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, farm equipment maker Deere (DE 1.22%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Deere and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Deere facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Moline, Ill. (1837) |
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Market Cap |
$32.7 billion |
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Industry |
Farm and construction machinery |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$36.2 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Samuel Allen CFO Rajesh Kalathur |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
40.5% |
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Cash / Debt |
$5.0 billion / $32.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.2% |
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Competitors |
Caterpillar (CAT 1.07%) CNH Global (NYSE: CNH) Kubota (KUBTY -0.06%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 2,853 members who have rated Deere believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, Grahdodd, succinctly summed up the Deere bull case for our community: "Moat is the undisputed leader in Farm Equipment. Low PE, below market, nice way to play the feed-the-growing-population trend especially in Emerging Markets. Only issue I have is higher debt ... Berkshire is modest recent buyer."
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