Deere & Company (DE) Competitors $432.49 +5.86 (+1.37%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DE vs. CAT, PCAR, CMI, WAB, TTC, AGCO, OSK, FSS, TEX, and TRNShould you be buying Deere & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deere & Company include Caterpillar (CAT), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), AGCO (AGCO), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), and Trinity Industries (TRN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Deere & Company vs. Caterpillar PACCAR Cummins Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Toro AGCO Oshkosh Federal Signal Terex Trinity Industries Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAT or DE? Caterpillar received 42 more outperform votes than Deere & Company when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.89% of users gave Deere & Company an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave Caterpillar an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCaterpillarOutperform Votes120162.45% Underperform Votes72237.55% Deere & CompanyOutperform Votes115964.89% Underperform Votes62735.11% Is CAT or DE more profitable? Caterpillar has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Deere & Company's net margin of 13.73%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 59.09% beat Deere & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Caterpillar16.26% 59.09% 12.77% Deere & Company 13.73%31.32%6.73% Which has more risk and volatility, CAT or DE? Caterpillar has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deere & Company has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CAT or DE a better dividend stock? Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Deere & Company pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Caterpillar pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deere & Company pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts prefer CAT or DE? Caterpillar currently has a consensus target price of $384.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Deere & Company has a consensus target price of $443.94, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Caterpillar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Deere & Company.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Caterpillar 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Deere & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Does the media refer more to CAT or DE? In the previous week, Caterpillar and Caterpillar both had 20 articles in the media. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Deere & Company's score of 0.43 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Caterpillar 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Deere & Company 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in CAT or DE? 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Deere & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CAT or DE? Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Deere & Company. Deere & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCaterpillar$65.66B2.69$10.34B$21.5716.97Deere & Company$50.52B2.32$7.10B$25.6016.89 SummaryCaterpillar beats Deere & Company on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyFirst JFK… next Elon?Today, I have another controversial prediction. One which I will take no pleasure in seeing come true. See, even with President Trump returning as the leader of our free country, I believe Elon Musk is in mortal danger.I share with you in this special investigative documentary. Get Deere & Company News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDeere & CompanyFarm machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$117.45B$21.34B$9.22B$19.19BDividend Yield1.34%1.04%2.07%3.57%P/E Ratio16.8916.2721.0841.22Price / Sales2.321.194.8517.59Price / Cash13.3010.6919.2621.28Price / Book5.182.514.245.32Net Income$7.10B$1.41B$398.18M$989.67M7 Day Performance-1.81%-2.41%-4.64%-3.45%1 Month Performance-0.87%-5.12%-1.86%-3.74%1 Year Performance9.94%-10.89%15.47%12.06% Deere & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEDeere & Company3.7258 of 5 stars$432.49+1.4%$443.94+2.6%+11.7%$117.45B$50.52B16.8983,000Analyst ForecastCATCaterpillar4.2548 of 5 stars$394.99-1.1%$374.69-5.1%+26.4%$190.70B$67.06B18.51113,200Analyst ForecastPCARPACCAR4.0509 of 5 stars$114.93+0.1%$118.25+2.9%+9.8%$60.26B$34.83B12.8332,400Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap DownCMICummins4.3801 of 5 stars$380.17-0.8%$352.85-7.2%+46.1%$52.15B$34.07B25.3475,500Analyst ForecastWABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies3.8626 of 5 stars$205.58+1.4%$175.30-14.7%+54.5%$35.34B$9.68B33.9629,000TTCToro3.6162 of 5 stars$87.42-0.3%$93.33+6.8%-16.2%$8.97B$4.55B23.0110,706Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAGCOAGCO4.4066 of 5 stars$97.52-2.1%$113.18+16.1%-22.2%$7.28B$12.58B44.1027,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOSKOshkosh4.8262 of 5 stars$102.66-1.4%$123.14+20.0%-11.3%$6.68B$9.66B10.1017,300Analyst ForecastFSSFederal Signal1.8449 of 5 stars$98.40+0.2%$90.00-8.5%+21.1%$6.01B$1.72B28.464,500Analyst DowngradePositive NewsTEXTerex4.3075 of 5 stars$51.39-2.2%$59.56+15.9%-21.5%$3.43B$5.11B7.6710,200Analyst ForecastInsider TradeTRNTrinity Industries3.1696 of 5 stars$38.33+2.6%$35.67-6.9%+38.4%$3.15B$2.98B18.229,480Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caterpillar Alternatives PACCAR Alternatives Cummins Alternatives Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Alternatives Toro Alternatives AGCO Alternatives Oshkosh Alternatives Federal Signal Alternatives Terex Alternatives Trinity Industries Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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