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Caterpillar (CAT)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$379.63 USD

379.63
1,633,332

+3.43 (0.91%)

Updated Nov 1, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $379.57 -0.06 (-0.02%) 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
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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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C Value C Growth D Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 6% (235 out of 250)

Industry: Manufacturing - Construction and Mining

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Zacks News

Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for May 23rd

Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, May 23rd:

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

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

      Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for May 22nd

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        MRC Global (MRC) to Build Largest RDC Center on Gulf Coast

        MRC Global Inc.'s (MRC) U.S. subsidiary signed a 15-year leasing pact with Liberty Property Trust (LPT) to open the former's largest distribution center on the Gulf Coast.

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                  DXP Enterprises (DXPE) Beats on Q1 Earnings and Revenues

                  Premium industrial equipment wholesaler, DXP Enterprises, Inc. (DXPE) reported better-than-expected results in first-quarter 2017.

                    5 Reasons to Add AptarGroup (ATR) Stock to Your Portfolio Now

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                      Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 15th

                      Here are four stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and strong momentum characteristics for investors to consider today, May 15th:

                        Middleby (MIDD) Braves Headwinds on Robust Growth Drivers

                        We issued an updated research report on premium diversified machinery company, The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) on May 12.

                          6 Reasons to Add Deere (DE) Stock to Your Portfolio Now

                          In this writeup we highlight reasons why Deere & Company (DE) is a must-add to your portfolio.

                            Packaging Corporation Hits 52-Week High: What's Driving It?

                            Shares of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) scaled a 52-week high of $102.83 on May 10.

                              AptarGroup (ATR) Scales a 52-Week High on Strong Q1 Results

                              Shares of AptarGroup, Inc. (ATR) scaled a new 52-week high of $83.04 on May 10, eventually closing at $82.87.

                                Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 11th

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                                  8 Reasons to Add Caterpillar (CAT) to Your Portfolio Now

                                  Shares of the mining and construction equipment behemoth, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has been performing well of late.

                                    Pentair (PNR) To Spin off Electrical Business, Retain Water

                                    Pentair plc (PNR) will spin off its electrical unit and focus on its core water treatment business.

                                      Calgon Carbon (CCC) Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Sales Trail

                                      Calgon Carbon (CCC) reported net income of $0.8 million or 2 cents per share in first-quarter 2017 compared with a profit of $5.5 million or 11 cents per share recorded a year ago.

                                        Why Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Could Be a Potential Winner

                                        Solid estimate revisions and an impressive Zacks Rank suggest that better days may be ahead for Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and that now might be an interesting buying opportunity.

                                          Middleby (MIDD) Tops Q1 Earnings, Misses Sales Estimate

                                          Machinery behemoth, The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) reported mixed first-quarter 2017 results.

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                                            A Strong Earnings Season Winding Down

                                            All in all, there is plenty to like in how the Q1 earnings season has unfolded.

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                                              A Strong Earnings Season Winding Down

                                              All in all, there is plenty to like in how the Q1 earnings season has unfolded.

                                                2 Machinery Stocks Set to Beat Estimates in Q1

                                                Economic indicators, like industrial production, are pointing toward a healthy business environment for the industrial companies.

                                                  Manitowoc (MTW) Posts Loss in Q1, Misses Sales, Affirms View

                                                  Manitowoc (MTW) posted loss of 17 cents in the first-quarter 2017.