S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies
S&P 500   5,011.12
DOW   37,775.38
QQQ   423.41
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 4/18/2024
3 Steel Stocks Could Soar on New China Tariffs
CSX Co.: The Railroad Powering Ahead with an Earnings Beat
Bear Market Funds to Watch This Year
Shares of Walmart-backed Ibotta soar on public debut
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
IMF's Georgieva says there's 'plenty to worry about' despite recovery for many economies

Compare Stocks

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
$179.22
-1.1%
$177.28
$101.15
$189.77
$1.89T1.1633.55 million shs30.67 million shs
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$357.93
-0.1%
$345.95
$204.04
$382.01
$178.95B1.172.10 million shs1.92 million shs
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$454.39
-1.3%
$471.75
$357.85
$490.00
$429.28B1.082.20 million shs2.00 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
-1.14%-5.20%+1.89%+15.37%+71.83%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
-0.11%-3.78%+1.14%+25.47%+59.33%
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
-1.23%-2.86%-6.12%+4.03%+21.89%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.8261 of 5 stars
3.54.00.03.03.23.32.5
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
4.6801 of 5 stars
2.24.04.21.33.23.32.5
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
4.7219 of 5 stars
2.55.02.53.02.52.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
3.00
Buy$202.8013.16% Upside
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
2.39
Hold$307.56-14.07% Downside
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
2.96
Moderate Buy$490.237.89% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AMZN, MA, and CAT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/18/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
DA Davidson
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$235.00
4/18/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Needham & Company LLC
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$205.00
4/18/2024
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform
4/18/2024
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$525.00 ➝ $545.00
4/17/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$195.00 ➝ $216.00
4/17/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Maxim Group
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Initiated CoverageBuy$218.00
4/16/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Roth Mkm
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$205.00
4/16/2024
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$200.00 ➝ $224.00
4/16/2024
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$357.00 ➝ $408.00
4/16/2024
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$385.00 ➝ $435.00
4/15/2024
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$504.00 ➝ $520.00
(Data available from 4/19/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
$574.79B3.24$7.47 per share24.00$19.43 per share9.22
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$67.06B2.67$25.58 per share13.99$38.31 per share9.34
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$25.10B16.89$14.83 per share30.64$7.47 per share60.83

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
$30.43B$2.9061.8033.561.575.29%16.61%6.01%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$10.34B$20.1417.7715.581.5915.41%56.99%12.69%4/25/2024 (Confirmed)
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$11.20B$11.8338.4127.411.7544.60%191.22%29.00%5/1/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest AMZN, MA, and CAT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/1/2024N/A
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$3.22N/A-$3.22N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024N/A
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
$0.81N/A-$0.81N/AN/AN/A  
4/25/2024N/A
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$5.11N/A-$5.11N/AN/AN/A  
2/5/202412/31/2023
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$4.76$5.23+$0.47$5.18$17.06 billion$17.07 billion    
2/1/2024Q4 2023
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
$0.81$1.00+$0.19$1.02$165.96 billion$169.96 billion    
1/31/2024Q4 23
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$3.08$3.18+$0.10$3.39$6.46 billion$6.55 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
$5.201.45%+6.67%25.82%29 Years
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
$2.640.58%+12.53%22.32%9 Years

Latest AMZN, MA, and CAT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/10/2024
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
quarterly$1.301.4%4/19/20244/22/20245/20/2024
2/6/2024
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
quarterly$0.660.57%4/8/20244/9/20245/9/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
0.29
1.05
0.84
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
1.25
1.35
0.87
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
2.06
1.17
1.17

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
72.20%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
70.98%
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
97.28%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
12.30%
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
0.33%
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
0.13%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Amazon.com, Inc. stock logo
AMZN
Amazon.com
1,525,00010.40 billion9.12 billionOptionable
Caterpillar Inc. stock logo
CAT
Caterpillar
113,200499.40 million497.75 millionOptionable
Mastercard Incorporated stock logo
MA
Mastercard
33,400932.89 million931.68 millionOptionable

AMZN, MA, and CAT Headlines

SourceHeadline
Twin Capital Management Inc. Sells 2,159 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)Twin Capital Management Inc. Sells 2,159 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)
marketbeat.com - April 19 at 8:45 AM
Mastercard launches virtual card app to simplify travel and business expensesMastercard launches virtual card app to simplify travel and business expenses
finextra.com - April 18 at 11:21 PM
Microsoft Opens Up Access to its Xbox Mastercard in the USMicrosoft Opens Up Access to its Xbox Mastercard in the US
thurrott.com - April 18 at 6:21 PM
Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp Sells 2,721 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)Obermeyer Wood Investment Counsel Lllp Sells 2,721 Shares of Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 5:58 PM
Meet Four Ministers, Mastercard CEO Wants to Increase Cyber Workforce CapacityMeet Four Ministers, Mastercard CEO Wants to Increase Cyber Workforce Capacity
kompas.id - April 18 at 1:21 PM
Mastercard Launches Mobile Virtual Card App to Simplify Travel and Business ExpensesMastercard Launches Mobile Virtual Card App to Simplify Travel and Business Expenses
financialit.net - April 18 at 1:21 PM
Will MasterCard (MA) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?Will MasterCard (MA) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?
zacks.com - April 18 at 1:16 PM
Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on ItMastercard Incorporated (MA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
zacks.com - April 18 at 10:05 AM
Areeba, Mastercard anchor payment infrastructure in MENAAreeba, Mastercard anchor payment infrastructure in MENA
zawya.com - April 18 at 8:20 AM
Global Payments Industry Research 2024-2029 Featuring Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, AliPay, UnionPay, Stripe, Adyen, WeChat Pay, Worldpay, and KlarnaGlobal Payments Industry Research 2024-2029 Featuring Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, AliPay, UnionPay, Stripe, Adyen, WeChat Pay, Worldpay, and Klarna
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 8:20 AM
Bernstein Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Mastercard (MA)Bernstein Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Mastercard (MA)
markets.businessinsider.com - April 18 at 8:20 AM
Mastercard’s New App Embraces Virtual Card Trend in Corporate TravelMastercard’s New App Embraces Virtual Card Trend in Corporate Travel
skift.com - April 18 at 8:20 AM
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Price Target Increased to $545.00 by Analysts at Robert W. BairdMastercard (NYSE:MA) Price Target Increased to $545.00 by Analysts at Robert W. Baird
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 8:17 AM
Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Shares Sold by Flossbach Von Storch AGMastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Shares Sold by Flossbach Von Storch AG
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 10:12 PM
Kenyan agribusiness SMEs set for MasterCard fundingKenyan agribusiness SMEs set for MasterCard funding
businessdailyafrica.com - April 17 at 8:25 PM
Mastercard releases data on Eclipse Effect economic boostMastercard releases data on 'Eclipse Effect' economic boost
wpsdlocal6.com - April 17 at 8:25 PM
Mastercard (MA) Ties Up to Boost Money Transfers for CanadiansMastercard (MA) Ties Up to Boost Money Transfers for Canadians
zacks.com - April 17 at 3:30 PM
The High Atlas Foundation and Mastercard: A Beacon of Hope in the Aftermath of the Moroccan EarthquakeThe High Atlas Foundation and Mastercard: A Beacon of Hope in the Aftermath of the Moroccan Earthquake
modernghana.com - April 17 at 3:24 PM
Visiting Indonesia, Mastercard CEO Miebach Offers Cyber Security CollaborationVisiting Indonesia, Mastercard CEO Miebach Offers Cyber Security Collaboration
kompas.id - April 17 at 3:24 PM
Lama AI joins Mastercard Engage Partner Program for commercial lendingLama AI joins Mastercard Engage Partner Program for commercial lending
msn.com - April 17 at 3:24 PM
MasterCard (MA) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?MasterCard (MA) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
zacks.com - April 17 at 1:01 PM
Areeba solidifies leadership in MENA payment infrastructure with Mastercard certificationAreeba solidifies leadership in MENA payment infrastructure with Mastercard certification
zawya.com - April 17 at 10:23 AM
GEA, MasterCard Foundation takes BizBox project to Wenchi municipalGEA, MasterCard Foundation takes BizBox project to Wenchi municipal
myjoyonline.com - April 16 at 11:54 PM
MasterCard (MA) Laps the Stock Market: Heres WhyMasterCard (MA) Laps the Stock Market: Here's Why
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 11:54 PM

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Company Descriptions

Amazon.com logo

Amazon.com

NASDAQ:AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, independent publishers, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as advertising services through programs, such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, advertisers, and employees. Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Caterpillar logo

Caterpillar

NYSE:CAT
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, revolving charge accounts, repair/rebuild financing services, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. Its All Other Operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; logistics solutions and distribution services; brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investments services. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Mastercard logo

Mastercard

NYSE:MA
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.