A report from the American Institute of Architects noted that the non-residential construction sector expanded by roughly 20% in 2023. That’s a very strong sign from a sector that continues to defy the odds as tighter credit has failed to dampen performance. It should also give investors a reason to consider construction stocks in early February.Executives surveyed late last year expect a stable to improving market In 2024 and remain broadly confident. Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) strong earnings report on Feb. ...

Deere & Company (DE) has reported first-quarter fiscal 2024 (ended Jan 28, 2024) earnings of $6.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.19. The bottom line fell 5 % from the prior-year quarter on lower shipment volumes.Net sales of equipment operations (comprising Agriculture and Turf, Construction, and Forestry) were $10.5 billion, down 7 % from the prior-year quarter. Revenues beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.4 billion. Total net sales (including financial services and others) wer ...

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Deere (DE) reported $10.49 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 8%. EPS of $6.23 for the same period compares to $6.55 a year ago.The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.43 billion, representing a surprise of +0.53%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +20.04%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.19.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they ...

Heavy equipment manufacturer Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) surpassed top- and bottom-line expectations for the fiscal first quarter, but also cut its 2024 profit forecast due to demand concerns amid higher borrowing rates and lower crop prices. Ahead of the open, DE is down 3.6% at $371.Should these losses hold, the security will break below a floor at the $375 level, which has been in place since a December bull gap. Meanwhile, the $405 region rejected the equity's early January pullback. Over the past six months, ...

Deere (DE) came out with quarterly earnings of $6.23 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $6.55 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 20.04%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this agricultural equipment manufacturer would post earnings of $7.49 per share when it actually produced earnings of $8.26, delivering a surprise of 10.28%.Over the last four quarte ...

Deere & Co (NYSE: DE) is trading down in premarket on Thursday even though it reported solid results for its fiscal first quarter.Deere stock down on muted future guidanceCopy link to sectionInvestors are not content primarily because the management issued muted guidance for the future. Deere now forecasts its net income to come in between $7.50 billion and $7.75 billion. Analysts, in comparison, were at $8.03 billion. Still, John C. May – the chief executive of Deere & Co said in a press release today:We r ...

Shares of Deere & Co. DE dropped 3.1% toward a two-month low in premarket trading Thursday, after the agricultural, construction and turf equipment maker reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that were well above expectations but provided a downbeat full-year outlook, with industry and segment sales expected to keep falling. Net income for the quarter to Jan. 28 declined to $1.75 billion, or $6.23 a share, from $1.96 billion, or $6.55 a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet consensus for earnings per ...

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Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Deere & Company (DE) may be one such company. The firm has earnings coming up pretty soon, and events are shaping up quite nicely for their report.That is because Deere is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. After all, analysts raising estimates right before earnings — with the most up-to-date information possible — is a pretty good indicator ...