Best Construction Stocks To Consider - March 7th

Key Points

• Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), and Lowe’s (LOW) are the three construction stocks MarketBeat’s screener highlights today, selected for having the highest dollar trading volume among construction names recently.
• Caterpillar is a global heavy‑equipment and engine maker (with recent attention for data‑center demand), Deere covers agriculture and construction machinery, and Lowe’s is a major U.S. home‑improvement retailer — together they provide exposure to different construction-related end markets.
• Construction stocks are cyclical and sensitive to economic growth, interest rates, housing starts, and government infrastructure spending, offering upside when activity rises but facing risks from commodity-price swings, project delays, and regulatory or permitting issues.

Caterpillar, Deere & Company, and Lowe's Companies are the three Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Construction stocks are shares of companies involved in building and related activities — including residential and commercial contractors, engineering firms, infrastructure developers, building-materials producers, and heavy-equipment manufacturers and suppliers. For investors, these stocks tend to be cyclical and sensitive to economic growth, interest rates, housing starts, and government infrastructure spending, offering upside when construction activity rises but carrying risks from commodity-price swings, project delays, and regulatory or permitting issues. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Construction stocks within the last several days.

Caterpillar (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.

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Deere & Company (DE)

Deere & Co. engages in the manufacture and distribution of equipment used in agriculture, construction, forestry, and turf care. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Agriculture and Turf segment focuses on the distribution and manufacture of a full line of agriculture and turf equipment and related service parts.

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Lowe's Companies (LOW)

Lowe's Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States. The company offers a line of products for construction, maintenance, repair, remodeling, and decorating. It also provides home improvement products, such as appliances, seasonal and outdoor living, lawn and garden, lumber, kitchens and bath, tools, paint, millwork, hardware, flooring, rough plumbing, building materials, décor, and electrical.

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