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NYSE:CAT

Caterpillar (CAT) Competitors

$211.80
+1.82 (+0.87%)
(As of 05/26/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$210.21
$213.28
50-Day Range
$207.20
$229.87
52-Week Range
$160.60
$266.04
Volume
1.97 million shs
Average Volume
2.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$109.15 billion
P/E Ratio
15.65
Dividend Yield
2.27%
Price Target
$238.94

CAT vs. DE, ABB, ETN, ITW, CTAS, EMR, JCI, PH, GWW, and ROK

Should you be buying Caterpillar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caterpillar include Deere & Company (DE), ABB (ABB), Eaton (ETN), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Cintas (CTAS), Emerson Electric (EMR), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Parker-Hannifin (PH), W.W. Grainger (GWW), and Rockwell Automation (ROK). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.

Caterpillar vs.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Deere & Company has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Caterpillar. Deere & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caterpillar$59.43 billion1.84$6.71 billion$13.5315.65
Deere & Company$58.95 billion1.80$7.13 billion$29.8011.99

68.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Deere & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Deere & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Deere & Company had 38 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Deere & Company and 17 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Deere & Company's score of 0.07 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Caterpillar
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Deere & Company
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
17 Neutral mention(s)
9 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Caterpillar received 18 more outperform votes than Deere & Company when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.16% of users gave Deere & Company an outperform vote while only 62.61% of users gave Caterpillar an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CaterpillarOutperform Votes
1152
62.61%
Underperform Votes
688
37.39%
Deere & CompanyOutperform Votes
1134
66.16%
Underperform Votes
580
33.84%

Deere & Company has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 11.52%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 50.98% beat Deere & Company's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caterpillar 11.52% 50.98% 10.18%
Deere & Company 15.00% 43.11% 9.76%

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $238.94, indicating a potential upside of 12.82%. Deere & Company has a consensus price target of $443.86, indicating a potential upside of 24.26%. Given Deere & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Deere & Company is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Caterpillar
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Deere & Company
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deere & Company has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Deere & Company pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Caterpillar pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Deere & Company pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Caterpillar and Deere & Company tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


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

MetricCaterpillarConstruction machinery IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$109.15B$17.22B$6.77B$14.54B
Dividend Yield2.29%2.27%2.13%4.10%
P/E Ratio15.6526.9017.3820.72
Price / Sales1.841.004.448.96
Price / Cash10.3416.7055.5522.93
Price / Book6.012.003.349.08
Net Income$6.71B$1.25B$357.67M$897.96M
7 Day Performance-1.39%-1.79%-1.10%1.43%
1 Month Performance-3.20%-1.76%-0.13%-1.75%
1 Year Performance-2.46%-1.66%-2.52%-10.31%

Caterpillar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DE
Deere & Company
2.6079 of 5 stars
$360.48
0.0%
$454.05
+26.0%
-1.0%$106.82B$52.58B12.1082,200Earnings Report
Analyst Report
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
ABB
ABB
2.1629 of 5 stars
N/A$28.68
+∞
N/A$72.95B$29.45B24.11105,100High Trading Volume
ETN
Eaton
2.5118 of 5 stars
$171.36
-1.6%
$178.77
+4.3%
+30.5%$68.30B$20.75B26.7392,000Short Interest ↑
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
2.1116 of 5 stars
$223.06
-1.9%
$228.21
+2.3%
+8.9%$67.79B$15.93B22.3146,000Analyst Revision
CTAS
Cintas
2.5891 of 5 stars
$460.58
-2.3%
$501.25
+8.8%
+18.1%$46.84B$7.85B36.9643,000Short Interest ↑
EMR
Emerson Electric
2.9956 of 5 stars
$81.11
-0.7%
$98.88
+21.9%
-10.1%$46.35B$19.63B9.9885,500Short Interest ↓
JCI
Johnson Controls International
2.6101 of 5 stars
$61.97
-1.6%
$69.31
+11.8%
+13.1%$42.52B$26.09B30.83102,000Short Interest ↓
PH
Parker-Hannifin
2.1644 of 5 stars
$328.78
-1.6%
$378.46
+15.1%
+22.1%$42.18B$15.86B28.4755,090Positive News
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1.8554 of 5 stars
$659.64
-1.7%
$704.88
+6.9%
+35.4%$33.09B$15.23B20.2326,000Analyst Revision
ROK
Rockwell Automation
1.9809 of 5 stars
$278.46
-1.4%
$267.50
-3.9%
+35.6%$31.99B$7.76B24.5126,000

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This page (NYSE:CAT) was last updated on 5/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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