Caterpillar (CAT) Competitors

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 313 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 366 mentions for NVIDIA and 53 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.77 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NVIDIA has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its share price is 123% more volatile than the broader market.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 14.51%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Caterpillar's return on equity.

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.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% 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.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus target price of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. NVIDIA has a consensus target price of $305.94, indicating a potential upside of 35.97%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Caterpillar.

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

In the previous week, Walmart had 15 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Walmart and 53 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Walmart's score of 0.63 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Walmart has a consensus price target of $138.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.14%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.35%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.

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 pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.6% 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 has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 18 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Caterpillar and 35 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.84 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $995.52, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $384.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.97%. Given Caterpillar's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

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

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% 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.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 40.0% 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 A. O. Smith has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 14.51% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 13.15%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 49 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Caterpillar and 4 mentions for A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.11 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $995.52, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $67.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than A. O. Smith.