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AGCO Corp. 2Q Review: Lowering Dec 26 PT to $123
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AGCO Corp. 2Q Review: Lowering Dec 26 PT to $123
J P M O R G A N North America Equity Research
30 July 2026
AGCO Corp. Overweight
AGCO, AGCO US
2Q Review: Lowering Dec 26 PT to $123 Price (29 Jul 26):$116.17
▼Price Target (Dec-26):$123.00
Prior (Dec-26):$130.00
Our latest view: 2027 consensus needs to move a lot lower; JPMe FY27 EPS
$6.70 vs. consensus at $7.92. AGCO’s 2Q miss and cut (see the bullets below for Machinery, Engineering &
Constructiondetails) was driven by weakening market conditions in Western Europe and Brazil,
while North America remained unchanged. Management remains optimistic about Tami Zakaria, CFA AC
demand improving next year after industry volumes are expected to end at 85% of (1-212) 622-9888
tami.zakaria@jpmchase.com
mid-cycle, although we are not ready to put on the bullish hat just yet considering
the multitude of cost pressures farmers are facing across regions while NA farmers Raquel Betesh
(1-212) 622-1313
may or may not get a repeat of the record government payments next year. Hence, raquel.betesh@jpmchase.com
despite underproducing retail demand in NA and Brazil this year, we wait to see
Alec R McGuire
whether revenues in both regions next year can comfortably reach breakeven levels (1-212) 622-2432
of ~$2.2B and ~$1.2B, respectively. We are lowering our estimates, with FY26/27 alec.mcguire@jpmorgan.com
EPS now at $5.66 and $6.70, respectively. Consequently, we are lowering our Dec J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
26 PT to $123 based on ~18x FY1 PE, which is ~1x below the current valuation.
We expect multiples to compress with earnings growth ahead as the ag industry
Key Changes (FYE Dec)comes out of a three-year downturn. We rate AGCO Overweight (vs. Underweight
CNH and Neutral DE). Below are highlights from the earnings conference call.
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