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CATERPILLAR INC DEL (NYSE)
CAT 112.83 -1.21 (-1.06%) Vol.  7,566,925 16:01 ET

Zacks Rank: 2 - Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High 112.59 - 114.64
52wk Low - High 67.54 - 116.55
Avg Volume 7,581,851
Industry MACH-CONST/MNG
Market Cap 73.74 B
Div - Yield 1.84 - 1.61
PE (forward) 12
PEG Ratio .78
Current Year Est. 9.51
EPS Last Year 7.81
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# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
CATERPILLAR INC DEL CAT 2
BADGER DAYLIGHT T.BAD 1
TEREX CORP TEX 2
LONKING HOLDING LONKF 3
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.66
ABR (Last Week) 1.66
# of Recs in ABR 19
Average Target Price 132.07
Rank in Industry 2 out of 8
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5 stars Strong Buy 10%
4 stars Buy 20%
3 stars Hold 40%
2 stars Sell 20%
1 stars Strong Sell 10%
0 stars Not Rated  

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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR CAT
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Caterpillar, CNO Financial Group, Whole Foods Market, Yum! Brands and McDonald’s
Feb 08, 2012
Bull of the Day: Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)
Feb 08, 2012
Zacks Blog: Stock Market News for February 6, 2012
Feb 06, 2012
Zacks Blog: Cummins Beats, Expects Higher Revenues
Feb 02, 2012
Zacks Blog: Three Cyclical ETFs That Are Surging Higher
Feb 02, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Caterpillar, Bank of America, Cosi, Panera Bread and Starbucks
Feb 01, 2012
Bull of the Day: Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)
Feb 01, 2012
Zacks Blog: Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Arctic Cat, Caterpillar, Apple, United Rentals and CA Technologies
Jan 31, 2012
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NEWS
Benzinga`s M&A Chatter for Thursday February 9, 2012 - Benzinga
Feb 09, 2012
BlackRock CEO: Bond Yields Are Pathetic, So Buy Stocks - Kapitall
Feb 09, 2012
Caterpillar (CAT) Could Break Through $114.97 Resistance Level - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Caterpillar won't build North American plant in Illinois - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Hultgren: Governor Quinn's Anti-Jobs Policies Have Cost 1,000 Illinoisans A Job - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Quinn seeks to address Cat's concerns about state's economy - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Schilling: "CAT's Decision Must Serve as a Wakeup Call" - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Short-term Underperformance Detected in Shares of PACCAR in the Construction & Farm Machinery Industry (PCAR, CMI, OSK, WBC, CAT) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2012
Next Quarter
06/2012
This Year
12/2012
Next Year
12/2013
Average Estimate 2.13 2.29 9.51 11.31
Number of Estimates 17 16 19 18
Low Estimates 1.83 2.08 9.15 10.25
High Estimate 2.33 2.50 10.15 12.06
Year Ago EPS 1.84 1.72 7.81 9.51
EPS Growth 15.51% 33.14% 21.71% 19.00%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Caterpillar Inc is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is one of only a handful of U.S. companies that leads its industry while competing globally from a principally domestic manufacturing base. The company records more than half of its sales to overseas customers. Their products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 7.81
Sales 60138
Net Income 4928
Price/Earnings 14.6
Price/Book 5.7
Price/Cash Flow 9.54
Price/Sales 1.23


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