Deere & Co.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was the worst-performing stock on the Dow Jones Index on April 14. Notably, the stock fell by 8.7%.

Deere & Company (DE) reported slightly better-than-expected earnings results for the fourth quarter. However, the shares fell 4% in the pre-market trade.

Sluggish top-line growth will likely weigh on Deere’s fourth-quarter earnings. Analysts expect the company’s revenues to increase 2.2% YoY.

Today, Caterpillar (CAT) announced that its board of directors voted in favor of maintaining a $1.03 quarterly dividend per share.

On October 1, the ISM released the PMI data for September. At 47.8, the reading pointed to a contraction. President Trump again blamed the Fed.

The US (SPY) stock index futures rose on Thursday after China’s (MCHI) (FXI) positive comments about resolving the trade war.

President Trump said that the strong dollar is making it difficult for US manufacturers to compete. The weak dollar could fuel a currency war.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, Deere’s (DE) Construction and Forestry segment reported revenue of $2.99 billion.

Deere’s (DE) Agriculture and Turf Equipment segment forms the largest portion of its revenue.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2019, Deere (DE) reported total revenue of $10.27 billion from its equipment operations.

Deere (DE) announced its fiscal 2019 second-quarter earnings results before the market opened on May 17.

Deere (DE) is scheduled to announce its second-quarter earnings on May 17 before the market opens.

In a press release on March 5, 3M (MMM) announced that it unveiled its new Expanded Beam Optical Connector System.

DowDuPont’s consensus target price is $67.43, which implies a potential return of 23.3% over the closing price of $54.72 as of February 27.

In a press release today, Deere (DE) announced the key dates for the first quarter of 2019’s dividend.

Today, American industrial giant Caterpillar’s (CAT) stock was trading on a negative note in the premarket session.

Deere (DE) is expected to report revenues of $6.82 billion in the first quarter from its equipment operations.

Deere (DE) is scheduled to announce its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2019 on February 15 before the market opens.

In its third-quarter letter to investors, Third Point told investors that it reduced its “tech exposure meaningfully.”

Today, 3M (MMM) reported fourth-quarter revenues of $7.94 billion, a ~0.6% decline over the fourth quarter of 2017.

In a press release on January 14, Caterpillar said that it will announce its fourth-quarter earnings results before the market opens on January 28.

On January 10, 2019, Cummins (CMI) announced that Pat Ward, its current CFO, will retire from his position.

On January 10, 2019, Deere (DE) announced that it had received six AE50 awards.

For Deere, 68% of the analysts recommended a “buy,” 32% recommended a “hold,” and none of the analysts recommended a “sell.”

To be eligible for the dividend, investors should hold Deere stock as of December 31. Deere is expected to pay dividends on February 1.

The US markets rose on December 3. However, the optimism seems to be fading. The Asian markets weren’t as optimistic on December 4.

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Deere’s (DE) Agriculture and Turf Equipment segment reported revenues of $5.6 billion in the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Deere (DE) reported total revenues of $9.42 billion, which included financial services and other revenues.

Deere (DE) reported its earnings results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 before the market opened on November 21.

Deere (DE) is expected to post adjusted EPS of $2.45 for the fourth quarter, an increase of 56% on a YoY basis.

Deere (DE) is expected to report Q4 revenues of $8.57 billion from its equipment operations.

Deere’s continued revenue growth due to positive developments could help the stock recover some of its lost ground.

Cummins stock gained 2.8% for the week and closed at $147.11. The stock traded 3.9% above the 100-day moving average price of $141.65.

DowDuPont’s (DWDP) Agriculture segment accounted for 9.7% of DWDP’s Q3 2018 revenues compared to 10.5% in Q3 2017 on a pro forma basis.

SWK stock bounced back sharply after falling due to its third-quarter earnings. The stock gained 12.7% and closed at $124.24 last week.

Stanley Black & Decker announced that Home Depot will be the exclusive retailer for its Stanley hand tools and storage product portfolio.

3M’s (MMM) Consumer segment reported operating income of $291.0 million in the third quarter compared to $311.0 million in the third quarter of 2017.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported revenues of $13.51 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 23.7% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

Today, 3M (MMM) reported Q3 2018 revenues of $8.15 billion, down 0.25% year-over-year. 3M missed analysts’ expectations of $8.39 billion.

In Q3 2018, Honeywell’s (HON) Performance Materials and Technologies segment was the second-largest contributor to HON’s total revenue.

Currently, Caterpillar is trading 8.5% below its 100-day moving average of $143.54, which implies weakness in its stock.

On October 10, Caterpillar declared its latest quarterly dividend. The company said that its board had approved a dividend of $0.86 per common share.

3M offers pension and post-retirement benefit plans to its employees. The company has more than 75 defined benefit plans in 27 countries.

Deere’s senior management will undergo a planned retirement at the end of 2018. The changes will be effective on November 15.

On September 26, Deere (DE) announced that it completed the acquisition of PLA. Deere entered the definitive agreement to acquire PLA in July.

As of September 24, Deere’s one year forward PE multiple was 13.3x.

So far in 2018, Deere (DE) has underperformed the broader market S&P 500 (SPY).

The 13F filings of June 30 indicate that institutional investors own ~67.1% of Deere’s (DE) outstanding shares.

Deere has declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $0.69 per share, which is an increase of 15% compared to last year.

On September 18, Deere announced the launch of the new L-series II and Wheeled Feller Bunchers. The new series has a simplified design.

The latest short interest report on August 31 indicates that Caterpillar’s short interest declined compared to its previous report two weeks ago.

Caterpillar has been generating strong free cash flows. In the past five years, Caterpillar has generated an average free cash flow of ~$4.0 billion per year.

Caterpillar had a strong week with its stock prices gaining ~2.5%. The stock closed at $144.90 for the week ending September 14.

Deere stock rose 0.1% and closed at $147.76 for the week ending September 14. The stock traded 2.2% above its 100-day moving average price of $144.61.

Stanley Black & Decker stock gained ~6.6% and closed at $148.34 for the week ending September 14. Stanley Black & Decker has an RSI of 62.

Yesterday, John Deere (DE) announced in a press release that it has entered into a strategic supplier agreement with the Germany-based Wacker Neuson.

Although Deere stock is still down 6.6% year-to-date, analysts are bullish on the stock.

On August 29, Deere announced the regular quarterly dividend on its outstanding shares. The dividend is expected to be paid on November 1.

On August 29, Caterpillar announced that it intends to sell its purpose-built forestry business. Caterpillar entered into a preliminary agreement with Weiler.

On August 22, Deere (DE) introduced the new John Deere DN495 Spinner Spreader for the F4365 high-capacity nutrient applicator.

As of August 30, 3M’s dividend yield was at 2.60%, which shows signs of stabilization. 3M has witnessed a continuous decline in the dividend yield.

Deere’s (DE) Agriculture & Turf Equipment segment reported revenue of $6.29 billion in the fiscal third quarter, a 17.8% growth YoY.

Deere (DE) announced its fiscal Q3 2018 earnings before the market opened on August 17. Its adjusted EPS was $2.59, a 31.5% rise YoY.

On August 14, 3M (MMM) announced its latest quarterly dividend. 3M declared a dividend of $1.36 per share.

Deere (DE) reported its Q3 2018 results on August 17 before the markets opened. Its adjusted EPS was $2.59, a growth of 31.5% YoY.

As of August 14, Deere’s forward PE multiple was at 12.5x, while Caterpillar’s PE multiple was at 11.0x. Deere is trading at a premium compared to Caterpillar.

For Deere, 65% of the analysts recommend a “buy,” 31% recommend a “hold,” and 4% recommend a “sell.”

Deere (DE) is expected to post an adjusted EPS of $2.75 for the third fiscal quarter—an increase of 44% on a YoY (year-over-year) basis.

Deere (DE) is expected to report revenues of $9.21 billion in the third fiscal quarter from its equipment operations.

On August 7, Stanley Black & Decker announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire International Equipment Solutions Attachments Group.

DowDuPont’s (DWDP) Material Science segment, which will be spun off and called Dow by the end of Q1 2019, accounted for 51.9% of DWDP’s total revenues in Q2 2018.

On July 31, Deere (DE) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PLA—an Argentinian-based company.

Caterpillar (CAT) reported revenue of $14.01 billion for Q2 2018 today, reflecting growth of 23.7% over Q2 2017.

Honeywell International’s (HON) HBT (Home & Building Technologies) segment is its third-largest revenue contributor.

In a press release on May 30, Deere announced that it will pay dividends on August 1 to shareholders of record as of June 29.

On June 8, 3M’s stock fell 0.8% and closed at $204.97.

Honeywell’s (HON) debt, which has been rising for the past five years, doubled between 2013 and 2017.

On June 8, 3M’s stock price gained 3.5% and closed at $206.59.

On May 30, Deere (DE) declared a dividend of $0.69 per share for shareholders as of June 29, which represents a 15% increase over its previous dividend of $0.60 per share.

As of May 30, Stanley Black & Decker’s dividend yield stood at 1.7%, showing an upward trend once again in comparison with the first-quarter dividend yield.

SWK has declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.63 per share, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year.

On May 21, 3M (MMM) took a new initiative and announced the formation of the Sustainability and Product Stewardship Organization.

In the fiscal second quarter, Deere & Company’s (DE) Construction & Forestry segment reported revenue of $2.7 billion.

Deere & Company’s (DE) Agriculture & Turf segment is its largest revenue generator.

Deere & Company (DE) announced its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the market opened on May 18.

3M declared a cash dividend of $1.36 per share, representing growth of 15.7% over the corresponding year for the same quarter.

Deere (DE) is expected to post an adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $3.31 for the second fiscal quarter—an increase of 32.9% on a YoY basis.

Deere (DE) is scheduled to announce its fiscal second-quarter earnings on May 18 before the market opens.

DowDuPont’s (DWDP) Material Science segment, which is expected to be spun off into a new company by the end of 1Q19, accounted for 55.9% of its total revenues.

Honeywell International (HON) has made organizational changes to its HBT (Home and Building Technologies) for better alignment.

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Deere & Company’s (DE) stock price declined 9.7% and closed at $148.00 for the week ended March 23, 2018.

In 2018, Deere’s (DE) stock performance has been muted.

In this part, we’ll compare Deere’s (DE) valuation with peers’.

Based on the latest short interest report on March 1, 2018, Deere’s (DE) short interest has fallen since the beginning of 2018.

A dividend yield is the return investors get for every dollar they invest in a company’s equity during their holding period.

Deere (DE) has declared its regular cash dividend for 2Q18 to common equity shareholders.

The number of analysts tracking Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) has risen from 21 to 23 in the past six months.

A company’s dividend yield is the return investors get for every dollar invested in the company’s equity.