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Best Agriculture Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top agriculture stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best agriculture stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the farm & heavy construction machinery industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best agriculture stocks to buy right now are:

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) is the top agriculture stock with a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 24 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 34. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oshkosh has seen its stock lose -8.55% over the past year, underperforming other agriculture stocks by -16 percentage points.

Oshkosh has an average 1 year price target of $123.25, an upside of 26.41% from Oshkosh's current stock price of $97.50.

Oshkosh stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Oshkosh, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) is the second best agriculture stock with a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 20 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Terex has seen its stock lose -15.33% over the past year, underperforming other agriculture stocks by -23 percentage points.

Terex has an average 1 year price target of $55.67, an upside of 13.98% from Terex's current stock price of $48.84.

Terex stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Terex, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is the third best agriculture stock with a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caterpillar has seen its stock return 40.23% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 32 percentage points.

Caterpillar has an average 1 year price target of $392.60, a downside of -3.69% from Caterpillar's current stock price of $407.63.

Caterpillar stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Caterpillar, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 10% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 15 agriculture stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 agriculture stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Paccar (NASDAQ:PCAR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.79%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.66%. Paccar's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Paccar's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paccar's dividend payout ratio of 48.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Cnh Industrial Nv (NYSE:CNH) has an annual dividend yield of 3.63%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.66%. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout ratio of 34.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Agco (NYSE:AGCO) has an annual dividend yield of 3.49%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.66%. Agco's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Agco's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Agco's dividend payout ratio of 160.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Agriculture stocks were up 0.4% in the last day, and up 3.6% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued agriculture stocks right now are:

Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) is the most undervalued agriculture stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Columbus Mckinnon has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Columbus Mckinnon's stock has gained 0.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by -8 percentage points.

Paccar (NASDAQ:PCAR) is the second most undervalued agriculture stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Paccar has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Paccar's stock has gained 9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 1 percentage points.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) is the third most undervalued agriculture stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Oshkosh has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oshkosh's stock has dropped -8.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by -16 percentage points.