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CAT vs. ASTE, AIT, AOS, DE, DOV, ETN, IR, MCD, TEX, and WMT

Should you be buying Caterpillar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caterpillar include Astec Industries (ASTE), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), A. O. Smith (AOS), Deere & Company (DE), Dover (DOV), Eaton (ETN), Ingersoll Rand (IR), McDonald's (MCD), Terex (TEX), and Walmart (WMT).

Caterpillar vs. Its Competitors

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Astec Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Caterpillar pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Astec Industries pays out 78.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 15.71% compared to Astec Industries' net margin of 1.15%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 53.77% beat Astec Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caterpillar15.71% 53.77% 11.64%
Astec Industries 1.15%10.72%6.41%

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $412.33, suggesting a potential downside of 1.41%. Astec Industries has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.40%. Given Astec Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Astec Industries is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Caterpillar
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Astec Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Astec Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Astec Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 62 more articles in the media than Astec Industries. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Caterpillar and 3 mentions for Astec Industries. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Astec Industries' score of 0.58 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Caterpillar
44 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Astec Industries
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Astec Industries. Caterpillar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astec Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caterpillar$63.26B3.11$10.79B$20.5220.38
Astec Industries$1.33B0.67$4.30M$0.6658.94

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astec Industries has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Caterpillar beats Astec Industries on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CAT vs. The Competition

MetricCaterpillarMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$197.00B$30.14B$7.63B$20.80B
Dividend Yield1.39%2.57%4.55%3.67%
P/E Ratio20.3816.4925.2827.51
Price / Sales3.110.93104.9285.57
Price / Cash15.037.6727.4621.88
Price / Book10.252.374.414.66
Net Income$10.79B$1.86B$797.00M$994.58M
7 Day Performance2.45%-2.17%0.42%-0.67%
1 Month Performance16.87%6.57%6.06%5.43%
1 Year Performance16.88%1.36%28.06%9.19%

Caterpillar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAT
Caterpillar
4.6983 of 5 stars
$418.22
+1.3%
$412.33
-1.4%
+14.5%$197.00B$63.26B20.38112,900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
ASTE
Astec Industries
0.6811 of 5 stars
$39.84
-0.7%
$41.00
+2.9%
+12.5%$915.25M$1.33B60.644,148
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.2994 of 5 stars
$254.16
+0.1%
$285.00
+12.1%
+21.3%$9.68B$4.50B25.526,500Positive News
Analyst Revision
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.3981 of 5 stars
$68.93
-0.2%
$75.29
+9.2%
-26.0%$9.80B$3.82B19.2512,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
DE
Deere & Company
4.1931 of 5 stars
$511.51
-0.2%
$515.19
+0.7%
+34.6%$138.53B$44.46B24.7575,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DOV
Dover
4.5255 of 5 stars
$187.33
-0.9%
$206.50
+10.2%
-2.0%$25.68B$7.73B11.2824,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ETN
Eaton
4.4446 of 5 stars
$358.62
-0.6%
$370.63
+3.3%
+9.2%$140.25B$24.88B36.1794,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.2692 of 5 stars
$88.20
-0.9%
$98.33
+11.5%
-14.2%$35.58B$7.24B43.6621,000Analyst Forecast
MCD
McDonald's
4.5749 of 5 stars
$299.82
0.0%
$319.40
+6.5%
+16.1%$214.38B$25.92B26.46150,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
TEX
Terex
4.2741 of 5 stars
$51.48
-1.2%
$51.44
-0.1%
-17.8%$3.41B$5.13B14.0311,400News Coverage
WMT
Walmart
4.878 of 5 stars
$95.25
+0.9%
$106.67
+12.0%
+35.9%$759.13B$680.99B40.652,100,000Trending News

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This page (NYSE:CAT) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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