Caterpillar (CAT) Competitors

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 236 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 402 mentions for NVIDIA and 166 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.81 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% 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.

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of NVIDIA 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. NVIDIA pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 28.1% 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. NVIDIA has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

NVIDIA currently has a consensus price target of $324.83, indicating a potential upside of 41.01%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Caterpillar.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 63.66% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 14.51%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.04% beat Caterpillar's return on equity.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by 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 presently has a consensus target price of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. Walmart has a consensus target price of $131.88, indicating a potential upside of 23.09%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 3.00%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 55.53% beat Walmart's return on equity.

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 0.8%. 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 35.7% 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.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 66 more articles in the media than Walmart. MarketBeat recorded 166 mentions for Caterpillar and 100 mentions for Walmart. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Walmart's score of 1.27 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 152 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 166 mentions for Caterpillar and 14 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.38 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock 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 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 presently has a consensus price target of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $400.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.94%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Caterpillar.

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 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 a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% 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 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 162 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 166 mentions for Caterpillar and 4 mentions for A. O. Smith. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.35 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by 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 presently has a consensus target price of $995.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. A. O. Smith has a consensus target price of $67.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.02%. Given Caterpillar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and A. O. Smith has increased 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.