** Morgan Stanley raises tractor maker Deere & Co's DE.N price target to $560 from $500, reiterates "overweight" rating
** New PT represents an upside of 21% from stock's last close
** Brokerage notes DE laid out an attractive and new mid-cycle EPS of $40-$45 by 2030, well above buyside bogey of $30-$40 and Morgan Stanley's esitimate of $34
** Precision Agriculture (Ag) and Lifecycle Solutions segments remain central to DE's long-term growth, as Solutions as a Service (SaaS) adoption scales more gradually than initially expected
** "Agriculture & Turf (A&T) and Construction & Forestry(C&F) are positioned to outgrow their markets, supported by broader production system reach and rising tech adoption" - brokerage
** Fourteen of 25 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and 11 "hold"; their median PT is $520.5; according to data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, shares up 9.2% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))
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