DE vs VST: Which Is the Better Buy?
Side-by-side comparison of Deere & Company and Vistra Corp. β fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals.
Updated 2026-09-23.
Deere & Company Β· Industrials
$703.12
-12.2% upside to fair value
Med Conviction
Grade C
High Quality
VS
Vistra Corp. Β· Utilities
$140.67
-23.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction
Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
DE has more upside to fair value
(-12.2%).
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Valuation & Fundamentals
| Metric |
DE |
VST |
| Current Price |
$703.12 |
$140.67 |
| Fair Value Estimate |
$616.99 |
$108.27 |
| Upside to Fair Value |
-12.2%
|
-23.0%
|
| Market Cap |
$189.8B |
$47.4B |
| Forward P/E |
β
|
β
|
| EV / EBITDA |
22.1x
|
10.3x
|
| Price / Sales |
4.0x
|
3.0x
|
| Price / FCF |
49.1x
|
34.7x
|
| Revenue Growth YoY |
+7.0%
|
-5.5%
|
| Gross Margin |
35.7%
|
13.0%
|
| Operating Margin |
19.0%
|
2.3%
|
| Return on Equity |
18.1%
|
41.5%
|
| Dividend Yield |
0.92% |
0.65% |
| FCF Yield |
2.04%
|
2.88%
|
| Analyst Consensus |
Buy
|
Strong Buy
|
Investment Thesis
Deere & Company is a 1837-founded global manufacturer of agricultural, turf, and construction equipment organized across Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services, employing roughly 73,100 people under CEO John C. May. Business quality is high on franchise strength but currently strained by the large-agriculture cycle: TTM β¦
Vistra Corp. is a vertically integrated independent power producer and retail electricity supplier operating roughly 38,700 megawatts of generation across natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery storage, serving about 4.3 million retail customers in 20 states and the District of Columbia. The business quality is mixed: the diversified PJM and ERCOT fleet plus retail load is a genuine strucβ¦
Accumulation Zones
| Metric |
DE |
VST |
| Zone Low |
$462.74 |
$81.20 |
| Zone High |
$524.44 |
$92.03 |
| In Buy Zone? |
No
|
No
|