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Caterpillar (CAT)

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$362.75 USD

+6.48 (1.82%)

Updated May 20, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $362.90 +0.15 (0.04%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
1	Strong Buy	24.08%
2	Buy	17.91%
3	Hold	9.44%
4	Sell	5.10%
5	Strong Sell	2.55%
S&P	500	11.04%

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Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score	A
Growth Score	A
Momentum Score	A
VGM Score	A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value B Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

Bottom 8% (229 out of 249)

Industry: Manufacturing - Construction and Mining

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Zacks News

Caterpillar, known for its iconic yellow machines, is the largest global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Given that it serves a gamut of sectors - infrastructure, construction, mining, oil & gas and transportation, the company is considered a bellwether of the global economy. Since 1925, Caterpillar’s product portfolio has evolved and currently boasts 20 brands and generated revenues of $53.8 billion in 2019. It has more than 4 million of products with an extensive dealer network of 165 dealers spanning 191 countries. Caterpillar started using telematics in the 1990’s and reached its target of 1 million connected assets in 2019. The combination of innovation, cutting-edge technology, coupled with the formidable reputation, sets Caterpillar apart from its peers

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Here's Why Caterpillar (CAT) Is A Strong Buy Stock

by Ryan McQueeney Published on May 23,2017

Smart investors know that sometimes the best buying opportunities come from the tried-and-true classics, and that's exactly what we have right now with Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT). Find out why CAT is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Caterpillar (CAT): Time to Buy?

by Zacks Equity Research Published on May 22,2017

Caterpillar (CAT) could be an interesting play for investors as it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision.

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