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 1.88%) 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 |
$34.8 billion |
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Industry |
Farm and construction machinery |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$36.8 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Samuel Allen CFO Rajesh Kalathur |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
39.8% |
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Cash/Debt |
$4.2 billion / $32.7 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.2% |
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Competitors |
Caterpillar CNH Global Kubota |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 2,895 members who have rated Deere believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, bobbyabull, succinctly summed up the Deere bull case for our community:
Agriculture AND infrastructure are two great places to be long term. Famous, well respected company that pays a decent dividend. It's hard to beat the S&P and there's a good case to be made just to buy some SPY every so often. But if you enjoy owning individual stocks (like I do) Deere is an excellent choice. [Warren Buffett] agrees, by the way. P/E, PEG are reasonable.
