Deere & Co president WWC&F and power systems Ryan Campbell sells $3.16m in stock

Ryan Campbell, President of Worldwide Construction & Forestry and Power Systems at Deere & Co (NASDAQ:DE), sold shares totaling $3,164,765 on August 31, 2026. The sales were executed at prices ranging from $650.18 to $656.64 per share.

The transactions involved the disposition of 4,860 shares of $1 Par Common Stock. These sales were linked to the exercise of options, where Mr. Campbell acquired an equal number of shares, 4,860, at prices between $254.83 and $438.44, for a total value of $1,706,177. Both the option exercises and subsequent sales were conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which Mr. Campbell adopted on March 3, 2026.

Following these transactions, Mr. Campbell directly owns 27,192 shares of Deere & Co common stock. This figure includes 4,540 restricted stock units granted under the John Deere 2020 Equity and Incentive Plan, which allow for shares to be withheld to cover income tax obligations.

In other recent news, Deere & Company reported third-quarter earnings per share of $5.10, surpassing consensus estimates by $0.41. This earnings beat was partly due to $110 million in IEEPA tariff refunds, which contributed approximately $0.29 per share, though a higher effective tax rate reduced earnings by about $0.23. Additionally, DA Davidson increased its price target for Deere to $760 from $685, maintaining a Buy rating, following the company’s strong agricultural equipment margins. Baird also upgraded Deere’s stock from Neutral to Outperform, raising the price target to $800 from $640, citing the company’s high exposure to North America row crop equipment demand. Truist Securities, however, slightly lowered its price target to $804 from $812, while still keeping a Buy rating.

In labor relations, United Auto Workers members rejected a contract extension offer from Deere, which proposed a two-year extension with 4% wage increases and $3,000 bonuses. The rejection moves the company toward negotiations for a new agreement in 2027. These developments highlight the company’s recent financial performance and ongoing labor negotiations.