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Caterpillar (CAT)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$416.52 USD

416.52
2,965,220

-0.60 (-0.14%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $417.35 +0.83 (0.20%) 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 Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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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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D Value D Growth F Momentum F 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 7% (228 out of 244)

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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Caterpillar (CAT) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $137.53, marking a +0.87% move from the previous day.

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Should Value Investors Choose Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Now?

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Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Moves -0.04%: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $140.19, marking a -0.04% move from the previous day.

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Stock Market News For Apr 2, 2019

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Markets closed in the green on Monday after investor sentiment was boosted by healthy manufacturing data from the United States and China.

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Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock? Caterpillar (CAT) Could Be a Great Choice

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Positive Manufacturing Numbers Positions Caterpillar and Boeing as Buys

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Monday offered the markets strong manufacturing numbers for both US and Chinese economies, boosting international equity markets, and easing concerns over a global economic slowdown. S&P 500 is up 1.2% this week, the London Exchange index: FTSE 100 rallied 1.7%, and the Shanghai SE index traded up 2.7% this week.

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Stock Market News For Apr 1, 2019

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Markets closed in the green on Friday, the last trading day of the first quarter of 2019.

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Caterpillar (CAT) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know

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Caterpillar (CAT) closed the most recent trading day at $131.38, moving +1.24% from the previous trading session.

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BA Stock Remains a Strong Buy as Ethiopian Airlines Backs Boeing

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Boeing (BA) shares had been on a bit of a decline before the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash involving the aerospace power's 737 MAX aircraft. Despite the deadly incident and the current investigation into the cause of the Ethiopian crash, Boeing stock remains a strong buy and its shares popped over 1.2% Monday on the back of some seemingly positive news.

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Caterpillar (CAT) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $134.14 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.11% move from the prior day.

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Caterpillar (CAT) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

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Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $133.11 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.34% move from the prior day.

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Stock Market News For Mar 8, 2019

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Benchmarks closed in the red for the fourth straight session after ECB reduced its growth forecast for the eurozone economy.

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Here's Why Boeing (BA) Stock Looks Like a Strong Buy Right Now

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Stock Market News For Feb 21, 2019

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Markets posted moderate gains on Wednesday after the release of the minutes from Fed???s last meeting held in January.

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While growth is no doubt decelerating, it is still positive and in-line with where are in economic cycle.

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Q4 earnings and revenue growth is tracking notably below what we had seen from the same group of 419 index members in other recent periods. Surprisingly, positive EPS beats have been the lowest in more than 5 years.

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Q4 Earnings Season Winding Down

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Q4 earnings and revenue growth is tracking notably below what we had seen from the same group of 419 index members in other recent periods. Surprisingly, positive EPS beats have been the lowest in more than 5 years.

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