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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

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Impressive Q1 Earnings, Pre-Market: CAT, DD, MCD, MMM

We'll keep this to just the pre-market home runs, like a highlight reel of a baseball game.

    Caterpillar (CAT) Q1 Earnings Beat By a Wide Margin

    Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) first quarter earnings of $1.28 per share surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a wide margin of 106%.

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      The Market's Earnings Support

      This earnings season is confirming that the improvement we saw in the 2016 Q4 earnings season was an early indicator of things to come.

        Is Parker-Hannifin (PH) Set for Another Earnings Beat in Q3?

        We expect Parker-Hannifin Corporation (PH) to beat earnings expectations when it reports third quarter fiscal 2017 results before the opening bell on Apr 27.

          Milacron (MCRN) to Report Q1 Earnings: A Beat in Store?

          Milacron (MCRN) is slated to release first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 27.

            Reliance Steel (RS) to Report Q1 Earnings: A Beat in Store?

            Reliance Steel (RS) is set to release its first-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Apr 27.

              Machinery Stocks Earnings Roster for Apr 25: CAT, IRBT & More

              A sneak peak at how some of the machinery stocks might fare when they release first-quarter 2017 numbers on Apr 25.

                Can Avery Dennison (AVY) Pull Off a Surprise in Q1 Earnings?

                Avery Dennison (AVY) is slated to release first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 26.

                  Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

                  Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is seeing encouraging earnings estimate revision activity as of late and carries a favorable rank, positioning the company for a likely beat this season.

                    What's in Store for Century Aluminum (CENX) in Q1 Earnings?

                    Century Aluminum (CENX) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on Apr 25.

                      Xerox (XRX) Q1 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?

                      Xerox Corporation (XRX) is scheduled to report first-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Apr 25.

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                        Should You Look at These Dow Stocks Instead of Dow ETF?

                        Forget Dow ETF, rather look at these Dow components for likely gains in the ongoing earnings season.

                          Why Pentair (PNR) Stock Could Disappoint in Q1 Earnings

                          Pentair (PNR) is slated to release first-quarter 2017 results on Apr 25.

                            Is Caterpillar (CAT) Likely to Deliver a Beat in Q1 Earnings?

                            Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) is scheduled to announce its first-quarter 2017 earnings results before the opening bell on Apr 25.

                              The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Caterpillar, Micron and Analog Devices

                              The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Caterpillar, Micron and Analog Devices

                                Caterpillar, American Railcar, Netflix and United Continental highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

                                Caterpillar, American Railcar, Netflix and United Continental highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

                                  ABB Ltd (ABB) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

                                  Swiss engineering behemoth ABB Ltd (ABB) is slated to report first-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on Apr 20.

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                                    Is the Bank Stock Rally Over?

                                    Developments on the interest rate front explain a big part of the group's recent under-performance.

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                                      Q1 Earnings Season Trumps All: Global Week Ahead

                                      Consensus says global sectors, not domestic sectors, lead the U.S. earnings growth rate higher.

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                                        New Strong Buy Stocks for April 17th

                                        Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List for Monday

                                          Caterpillar (CAT): Strong Industry, Solid Earnings Estimate Revisions

                                          Caterpillar (CAT) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective.

                                            Company News for April 04, 2017

                                            Companies in the News are: DRYS,VW,CAT,UTHR

                                              Caterpillar (CAT) to Shut Plant in Illinois, Lay off 800 Jobs

                                              Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is closing its machine production plant in Aurora that will lead to a retrenching of about 800 employees.

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                                                Top Research Reports for Today: MSFT, TSLA, PNC

                                                Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA), and PNC Financial (PNC).

                                                  Caterpillar (CAT) Downgraded to Sell: Should You Dump?

                                                  On Mar 29, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) to a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).