Deere & Company (DE) Competitors $508.13 +4.66 (+0.93%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$507.03 -1.10 (-0.22%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DE vs. LECO, AGCO, AIT, ALG, AOS, CAT, FL, IR, TWI, and XYLShould you be buying Deere & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Deere & Company include Lincoln Electric (LECO), AGCO (AGCO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Alamo Group (ALG), A. O. Smith (AOS), Caterpillar (CAT), Foot Locker (FL), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Titan International (TWI), and Xylem (XYL). Deere & Company vs. Its Competitors Lincoln Electric AGCO Applied Industrial Technologies Alamo Group A. O. Smith Caterpillar Foot Locker Ingersoll Rand Titan International Xylem Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Is LECO or DE a better dividend stock? Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Deere & Company pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deere & Company pays out 31.3% 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. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Deere & Company has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer LECO or DE? Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus target price of $211.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.39%. Deere & Company has a consensus target price of $515.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Deere & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Deere & Company 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.48 Is LECO or DE more profitable? Deere & Company has a net margin of 12.40% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 11.44%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.44% beat Deere & Company's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Electric11.44% 39.44% 14.75% Deere & Company 12.40%24.39%5.32% Do insiders and institutionals believe in LECO or DE? 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Deere & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LECO or DE? Deere & Company has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Electric. Deere & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLincoln Electric$4.01B3.05$466.11M$8.1126.98Deere & Company$51.72B2.66$7.10B$20.6724.58 Does the media refer more to LECO or DE? In the previous week, Deere & Company had 13 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Deere & Company and 20 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Deere & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.15 indicating that Deere & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Deere & Company 26 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LECO or DE? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deere & Company has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDeere & Company beats Lincoln Electric on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 DE 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 & CompanyMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$136.35B$17.89B$7.69B$20.65BDividend Yield1.29%1.23%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio24.5811.5025.2127.29Price / Sales2.661.06113.6053.17Price / Cash14.8311.4527.5622.28Price / Book6.042.104.384.60Net Income$7.10B$959.03M$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.44%-2.03%0.51%-0.80%1 Month Performance-3.08%2.36%5.08%3.55%1 Year Performance34.60%10.62%26.63%7.35% Deere & Company Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DEDeere & Company4.1722 of 5 stars$508.13+0.9%$515.50+1.5%+35.3%$136.35B$51.72B24.5875,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLECOLincoln Electric3.7423 of 5 stars$223.47+1.4%$206.40-7.6%+9.5%$12.48B$4.01B27.5512,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAGCOAGCO4.0727 of 5 stars$113.67+3.4%$105.40-7.3%+8.0%$8.48B$10.78B-14.5724,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.6864 of 5 stars$256.10+1.9%$285.00+11.3%+26.4%$9.75B$4.48B25.716,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionALGAlamo Group3.5073 of 5 stars$226.89+0.6%$196.33-13.5%+25.3%$2.74B$1.63B23.633,750News CoveragePositive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.7351 of 5 stars$70.47+1.4%$75.29+6.8%-23.4%$10.01B$3.82B19.6812,700Positive NewsCATCaterpillar4.6926 of 5 stars$408.22+1.5%$404.64-0.9%+17.1%$192.29B$64.81B19.89112,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastFLFoot Locker3.5744 of 5 stars$25.32+1.5%$21.20-16.3%+4.2%$2.41B$7.90B-6.7147,306Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.2534 of 5 stars$88.71+1.2%$99.40+12.1%-12.5%$35.79B$7.24B43.9221,000Analyst ForecastTWITitan International3.5376 of 5 stars$10.49+2.6%$11.00+4.9%+24.0%$668.26M$1.85B-49.958,303XYLXylem4.7532 of 5 stars$131.70+0.1%$143.71+9.1%-5.5%$32.05B$8.56B35.4023,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lincoln Electric Alternatives AGCO Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives Alamo Group Alternatives A. O. 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