Deere & Co. operates the following segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, which develops equipment and technology solutions for growers of large grains, small grains, cotton, and sugar; Small Agriculture and Turf, which develops equipment and technology solutions for dairy and livestock producers, crop producers, and turf and utility customers; Construction and Forestry, which develops machines and technology solutions for the earthmoving, forestry, and roadbuilding production systems; Financial Services, which finances sales and leases by Co.'s dealers of new and used production and precision agriculture, small agriculture and turf, and construction and forestry equipment.
When researching a stock like Deere, many investors are the most familiar with Fundamental Analysis — looking at a company's balance sheet, earnings, revenues, and what's happening in that company's underlying business. Investors who use Fundamental Analysis to identify good stocks to buy or sell can also benefit from DE Technical Analysis to help find a good entry or exit point. Technical Analysis is blind to the fundamentals and looks only at the trading data for DE stock — the real life supply and demand for the stock over time — and examines that data in different ways. One of those ways is to calculate a Simpe Moving Average ("SMA") by looking back a certain number of days. One of the most popular "longer look-backs" is the DE 200 day moving average ("DE 200 DMA"), while one of the most popular "shorter look-backs" is the DE 50 day moving average ("DE 50 DMA"). A chart showing both of these popular moving averages is shown on this page for Deere. |