Why Deere & Company’s (DE) Stock Is Down 6.49%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
August 21, 2026
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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Deere & Company’s stock price such as:

  • Deere & Company’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Deere & Company’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for DE from analysts
  • DE’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Deere & Company (DE)

Before we jump into Deere & Company’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides four-wheel-drive track and row crop tractors, harvesters, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, soil preparation, tillage, seeding, and crop care equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, soil preparation machinery, and related attachments and service parts. The Small Agriculture and Turf segment offers specialty, utility, and compact tractors; self-propelled forage harvesters and attachments; rotary mowers, hay and forage equipment, and utility vehicles; turf and utility equipment, including riding lawn, commercial mowing, and golf course equipment, and utility vehicles, as well as implements for mowing, tilling, snow and debris handling, aerating, residential, commercial, golf, and sports turf care applications. The Construction and Forestry segment provides backhoe loaders, crawler dozers and loaders, four-wheel-drive loaders, excavators, motor graders, articulated dump trucks, skid-steer loaders, milling machines, recyclers, slipform and asphalt pavers, surface miners, compactors, tandem, static rollers, mobile crushers and screens, mobile and stationary asphalt plants, and log harvesters; and road building and rehabilitation equipment. The Financial Services segment finances sales and leases agriculture and turf, and construction and forestry equipment. It also offers wholesale financing to dealers of the foregoing equipment; and extended equipment warranties. Deere & Company has a strategic partnership with Tarter USA to develop and produce flex wing rotary cutters. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.

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Deere & Company’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 21, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Deere & Company’s stock price was $647.470.

Deere & Company is up 4.27% from its previous closing price of $620.940.

During the last market session, Deere & Company’s stock traded between $607.895 and $654.280. Currently, there are approximately 270.10 million shares outstanding for Deere & Company.

Deere & Company’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 35.2, which is high compared to the Machinery industry median of 27.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Deere & Company Stock Price History

Deere & Company’s (DE) price is currently up 9.25% so far this month.

During the month of August, Deere & Company’s stock price has reached a high of $654.280 and a low of $579.310.

Over the last year, Deere & Company has hit prices as high as $674.190 and as low as $433.000. Year to date, Deere & Company’s stock is up 39.07%.

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What Caused Deere & Company Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 20, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Deere & Company’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Deere & Company’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Deere & Company’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Deere & Company’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Deere & Company (DE) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Deere & Company

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 20, 2026, Deere & Company has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 5.78%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 71 and is considered to be Strong.

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Deere & Company Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 21, 2026, Deere & Company’s stock price is $647.470, which is up 4.27% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Deere & Company stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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