MICRO NODETimestamp: August 15, 2025
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Deere & Company

Earnings/Guidance

UNJUSTIFIED PANIC
AgricultureMachineryCyclical BottomAutonomous Tech

The Catalyst

John Deere shares suffered their largest intraday plunge in three years after significantly lowering its full-year net income forecast. Despite beating earnings expectations, management cited a worsening downturn in farm income and rising dealer inventory levels. **Macro Context:** 10Y Treasury Yield: 4.33% **Earnings Context:** Reported EPS $4.75 vs Est $4.66 (Surprise: 1.9313%)

The Aftermath

The guidance cut marked the absolute cyclical trough for agricultural equipment. Deere's aggressive push into autonomous farming tech and a faster-than-expected recovery in construction demand drove a 80% surge to new record all-time highs by early 2026.

Company Profile

Fundamental Overview (Current)

About

John Deere is the brand name of Deere & Company, an American corporation that manufactures agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axles, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment.

Sector

INDUSTRIALS

Industry

FARM & HEAVY CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

Market Cap

$179.58B

P/E Ratio

35.85

Beta

1.00

Div Yield

0.98%

52W High

$674.19

52W Low

$400.36

Hindsight Engine

Normalization of Historical Volatility Clusters

Entry Delta

-15.8%

Recovery Alpha

+50.4%

Reference Peak

$522.88

Pre-Panic High

Panic Floor

$440.36

Moment of Capitulation

Drawdown Magnitude

-15.8%

Peak-to-Trough Delta

Alpha from Bottom

+50.443%

Total Return Delta

Macro Environment

Economic Indicators at Time of Event

Fed Funds Rate

4.33%

Inflation

Unemployment

4.30%

10Y Treasury

4.33%

2Y Treasury

3.75%

30Y Treasury

4.92%

CPI

323.98%

Earnings Catalyst

Quarterly Report Data

Q4 2025Reported Aug 14, 2025

Reported EPS

$4.75

Estimated EPS

$4.66

Surprise

+0.09

Surprise %

+1.9%

Anatomy of the Crash

Sentiment Breakdown & Strategic Pivot Points

Stage 01: The Fear

At the lows, sentiment was capitulatory and flow was dominated by forced deleveraging, downgrades, and recession-style positioning. The market effectively priced a near-worst-case path, with drawdown conditions near -8.8% from the local pre-event level.

Stage 02: The Turnaround

The guidance cut marked the absolute cyclical trough for agricultural equipment.

Stage 03: Opportunity

The selloff was an overreaction: panic pricing implied durable impairment, but realized outcomes were materially better than the trough consensus. From the panic low to the current level, the asset recovered roughly 81.5% after a drawdown of about -8.8%, illustrating how forced selling detached price from fundamentals.

Recovery Timeline

Temporal Velocity Analysis

Days to Absolute Bottom

31

Trading Days

Days to Full Recovery

3

Trading Days

Sentiment Signals

AI-Scored News During Panic Window

The Panic Files

Archived Media Narrative Context

Insider Activity

Corporate Insider Transactions ±30 Days

Before Event

Net Shares

0

Acquisitions

0

Disposals

0

After Event

Net Shares

-1,256

Acquisitions

0

Disposals

1

Historical Memory

Recursive Panic Patterns for DE