Caterpillar Inc (CAT)

CAT (NYSE:Industrial)
$86.21
neg -0.74
-0.85%
Today's Range: 85.77 - 86.72 | CAT Avg Daily Volume: 7,141,600
Last Update: 05/24/13 - 4:00 PM EDT
Volume: 4,592,309
YTD Performance: -2.13%
Open: $86.26
Previous Close: $86.95
52 Week Range: $78.25 - $99.70
Oustanding Shares: 657,484,946
Market Cap: 57,680,290,000
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TheStreet Ratings Grade for CAT
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 11 9 10 10
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 0
Hold 8 10 9 10
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 1.85 2.05 1.95 2.00
Latest Dividend: 0.52
Latest Dividend Yield: 2.37%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/18/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 11.82
Price Earnings Comparisons:
CAT Sector Avg. S&P 500
11.82 11.80 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
-4.19% -4.96% 45.95%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 9.50 1.03 0.26
Net Income 0.00 0.00 0.00
EPS 14.60 5.01 0.81
Earnings for CAT:
EBITDA 13.25B
Revenue 65.88B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $1.78 $1.94 $6.90 $8.10
Number of Analysts 11 11 15 13
High Estimate $2.24 $2.17 $7.68 $9.15
Low Estimate $1.64 $1.67 $6.50 $7.40
Prior Year $2.54 $2.27 $8.63 $6.90
Growth Rate (Year over Year) -29.81% -14.58% -19.99% 17.33%
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