Market Eyes LiveDeere & Company (DE) Stock Rating & Analysis
MELANY's data-driven read on Deere & Company · Farm Machinery & Equipment.
Deere is the world's leading maker of agricultural equipment and a major producer of construction machinery, organized into four reporting segments: production & precision agriculture (PPA), small agriculture & turf (SAT), construction & forestry (CF), and financial services (FS), its captive finance subsidiary. PPA is by far the largest contributor to sales and profits. By geography, sales are 60% US/Canada, 17% Europe, 14% Latin America, and 9% rest of the world.
Why DE scores 54/100
MELANY scores Deere & Company 54/100 by weighing eight factors. Here is how DE breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
- 50-day MA above 200-day (golden cross zone)
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 3 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +7%
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
Near-term events that could move the stock.
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
Key risks for DE
- High debt-to-equity ratio 3.8x, rate-sensitive balance sheet
Sector and theme context
Deere & Company sits in the Industrials sector theme, which MELANY currently rates 25/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds DE's momentum and catalyst factors above.
DE trade plan (members only)
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How MELANY rates DE
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. Deere & Company's 54/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile. Single-event catalyst trade: small size, short fuse, tight stop..
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about DE
Is Deere & Company (DE) a buy?
As of 2026-08-21, MELANY rated Deere & Company Catalyst Watch with a composite score of 54/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is Deere & Company's MELANY score?
Deere & Company (DE) has a MELANY composite score of 54/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, and macro fit.
How is the DE stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores DE from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy Deere & Company stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates Deere & Company (DE) Catalyst Watch with a composite of 54/100 as of 2026-08-21. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the DE stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for DE. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 54/100 across eight factors for Deere & Company, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is DE stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 32/100 for Deere & Company, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive against earnings, growth, and peers. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives DE's read.
What price should I buy DE at?
Rather than chasing the current price, MELANY computes a smart entry zone for DE: the price area where risk and reward actually favor a new position, plus an alert level and position sizing. The exact levels unlock free when you create a Market Eyes Live account.
What are the risks of buying DE stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for Deere & Company: High debt-to-equity ratio 3.8x, rate-sensitive balance sheet. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is Deere & Company a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 34/100 for Deere & Company, and earnings track record, at 78/100. The 54/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will DE stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 69/100 for DE right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this DE rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-08-21. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores DE continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and that current rating is free in the app.
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