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Credit

<ul><li>From a financial standpoint, Deere & Company has performed well in 2021 with strong execution despite general macroeconomic challenges.</li><li>Meanwhile, strong demand and price realization continue to benefit the construction and forestry markets, contributing to the division's strong performance in the quarter.</li><li>Based on our credit analysis, the company merits a Credit Evaluation Score of A with a stable outlook and as per our Financial Strength Indicator, its performance is 3.96/ 5.</li></ul>

From a financial standpoint, Deere & Company has performed well in 2021 with strong execution despite general macroeconomic challenges.Meanwhile, strong demand and price realization continue to benefit the construction and forestry markets, contributing to the division's strong performance in the quarter.Based on our credit analysis, the company merits a Credit Evaluation Score of A with a stable outlook and as per our Financial Strength Indicator, its performance is 3.96/ 5.

Deere & Co.: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Deere & Company has surged past the target price from our last report and finished the quarter with solid execution despite general macroeconomic uncertainty.</li><li>Meanwhile, strong demand and price realization continue to benefit the construction and forestry markets, contributing to the division's strong performance in the quarter.</li><li>We maintain our 'Hold' rating on Deere & Co with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Deere & Company has surged past the target price from our last report and finished the quarter with solid execution despite general macroeconomic uncertainty.Meanwhile, strong demand and price realization continue to benefit the construction and forestry markets, contributing to the division's strong performance in the quarter.We maintain our 'Hold' rating on Deere & Co with a revised target price.

Deere & Company: Financial & Price Forecasts

<ul><li>Deere & Co ended the year with strong fourth-quarter performance.</li><li>The company is already gaining from higher agricultural commodity prices that will likely increasing agricultural equipment demand in the near term and reported an impressive 13.6% margin for its core equipment operations.</li><li>Earthmoving and compact construction equipment is expected to be a major growth driver for the company with industries in North America expected to its consumption increase by 5-10% whereas the company expects industry sales of large agricultural equipment in the United States and Canada to be up around 15% in fiscal 2022..</li></ul>

Deere & Co ended the year with strong fourth-quarter performance.The company is already gaining from higher agricultural commodity prices that will likely increasing agricultural equipment demand in the near term and reported an impressive 13.6% margin for its core equipment operations.Earthmoving and compact construction equipment is expected to be a major growth driver for the company with industries in North America expected to its consumption increase by 5-10% whereas the company expects industry sales of large agricultural equipment in the United States and Canada to be up around 15% in fiscal 2022..

Deere & Co.: A Strong Upside From Precision Agriculture (12/2021)

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Deere's share price performance continues to disappoint since I first warned about valuation related risks.</li>
<li>It appears that the cyclical nature of the industry is suddenly a non-issue for Deere's valuation.</li>
<li>As momentum trade fades, Deere's share price is likely to experience further downside pressure.</li>
</ul>


Deere's share price performance continues to disappoint since I first warned about valuation related risks.
It appears that the cyclical nature of the industry is suddenly a non-issue for Deere's valuation.
As momentum trade fades, Deere's share price is likely to experience further downside pressure.


Deere: When Momentum Trade Hijacks The Valuation

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

On Friday post market close, S&amp;P Dow Jones announced the results of the September review for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 (SPX INDEX)</a> that will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.There are 3 inclusion -  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/match-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25903:1" rel="noopener">Match Group Inc (MTCH US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ceridian-hcm-holding-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27122:1" rel="noopener">Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (CDAY US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brown-brown-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19532:1" rel="noopener">Brown &amp; Brown (BRO US)</a>, while the exclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unum-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2521:1" rel="noopener">Unum Group (UNM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-oilwell-varco-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3046:1" rel="noopener">National Oilwell Varco (NOV US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perrigo-co-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:869:1" rel="noopener">Perrigo Co Plc (PRGO US)</a>.There are inclusions/exclusions to the S&amp;P MidCap 400 and the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 as well.The stocks with the largest impact from passive buying are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/match-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25903:1" rel="noopener">Match Group Inc (MTCH US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tandem-diabetes-care-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20893:1" rel="noopener">Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brown-brown-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19532:1" rel="noopener">Brown &amp; Brown (BRO US)</a>, UniqureNV (QURE US) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ceridian-hcm-holding-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27122:1" rel="noopener">Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (CDAY US)</a>.The stocks with the largest impact from passive selling are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-insurance-holdings-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19222:1" rel="noopener">United Insurance Holdings (UIHC US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/team-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6811:1" rel="noopener">Team Inc (TISI US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unum-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2521:1" rel="noopener">Unum Group (UNM US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perrigo-co-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:869:1" rel="noopener">Perrigo Co Plc (PRGO US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-oilwell-varco-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3046:1" rel="noopener">National Oilwell Varco (NOV US)</a>.There are a lot of other stocks that will have a lot to buy/sell from passive funds due to changes in the number of shares and free float and due to funding flows.

On Friday post market close, S&amp;P Dow Jones announced the results of the September review for the S&amp;P 500 (SPX INDEX) that will be effective after the close of trading on 17 September.There are 3 inclusion -  Match Group Inc (MTCH US), Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (CDAY US) and Brown &amp; Brown (BRO US), while the exclusions are Unum Group (UNM US), National Oilwell Varco (NOV US) and Perrigo Co Plc (PRGO US).There are inclusions/exclusions to the S&amp;P MidCap 400 and the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 as well.The stocks with the largest impact from passive buying are Match Group Inc (MTCH US), Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US), Brown &amp; Brown (BRO US), UniqureNV (QURE US) and Ceridian HCM Holding Inc (CDAY US).The stocks with the largest impact from passive selling are United Insurance Holdings (UIHC US), Team Inc (TISI US), Unum Group (UNM US), Perrigo Co Plc (PRGO US) and National Oilwell Varco (NOV US).There are a lot of other stocks that will have a lot to buy/sell from passive funds due to changes in the number of shares and free float and due to funding flows.

S&P500 Index Rebalance: Swiping Right on Match

United States

Deere & Company manufactures and distributes a range of agricultural, construction and forestry, and commercial and consumer equipment.  The Company supplies replacement parts for its own products and for those of other manufacturers. Deere also provides product and parts financing services. Deere and Company extends its services and products worldwide.

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