Caterpillar (CAT) Competitors

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Caterpillar pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NVIDIA pays out 15.3% 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. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and NVIDIA has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 13.33%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Caterpillar's return on equity.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $980.57, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. NVIDIA has a consensus price target of $304.26, indicating a potential upside of 54.44%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 301 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 374 mentions for NVIDIA and 73 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.75 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus price target of $980.57, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $138.65, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Caterpillar.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Walmart had 2 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Walmart and 73 mentions for Caterpillar. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.02 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Caterpillar pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 34.7% 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. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Walmart has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Caterpillar pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% 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. Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $980.57, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $336.71, suggesting a potential downside of 3.24%. Given Caterpillar's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 60 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Caterpillar and 13 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.02 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

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

A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.84% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 13.33%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. A. O. Smith pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 32.5% 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. A. O. Smith has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 64 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Caterpillar and 9 mentions for A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.02 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

A. O. Smith currently has a consensus target price of $68.63, suggesting a potential upside of 7.27%. Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $980.57, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than A. O. Smith.