CAT - Caterpillar Inc.
| Previous Close | 133.68 |
| Open | 135.10 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 800 |
| Ask | 136.75 x 900 |
| Day's Range | 133.66 - 137.72 |
| 52 Week Range | 112.06 - 173.10 |
| Volume | 6,122,435 |
| Avg. Volume | 6,382,882 |
| Market Cap | 80.609B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 1.55 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 21.71 |
| EPS (TTM) | 6.29 |
| Earnings Date | Jan 28, 2019 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 3.44 (2.56%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2019-01-18 |
| 1y Target Est | 154.90 |
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- Markit•5 days ago
See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Caterpillar Inc.
# Caterpillar Inc ### NYSE:CAT View full report here! ## Summary * Perception of the company's creditworthiness is negative * Bearish sentiment is low * Economic output for the sector is expanding but at a slower rate ## Bearish sentiment Short interest | Positive Short interest is extremely low for CAT with fewer than 1% of shares on loan. This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting CAT. ## Money flow ETF/Index ownership | Neutral ETF activity is neutral. The net inflows of $13.26 billion over the last one-month into ETFs that hold CAT are not among the highest of the last year and have been slowing. ## Economic sentiment PMI by IHS Markit | Negative According to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, output in the Industrials sector is rising. The rate of growth is weak relative to the trend shown over the past year, however, and is easing. ## Credit worthiness Credit default swap | Negative The current level displays a negative indicator. CAT credit default swap spreads are near their highest levels for the past 1 year, which indicates the market's more negative perception of the company's credit worthiness. Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com. Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing. This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.
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- PR Newswire•6 days ago
Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2018 Financial Results on January 28
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- Moody's•9 days ago
Caterpillar Financial Services GmbH & Co KG -- Moody's changes Caterpillar's outlook to positive; affirms ratings at A3/P-2
NOTE: On January 11, 2019, the press release was corrected as follows: The first sentence of the methodology paragraph was changed to: The methodologies used in rating Caterpillar Inc. and Peoria (County of), IL were Global Manufacturing Companies published in June 2017, and Captive Finance Subsidiaries of Nonfinancial Corporations published in December 2015. Revised release follows. New York, January 10, 2019 -- Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") changed the rating outlook for Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT), Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (CFSC), and their supported subsidiaries to positive from stable, and affirmed the ratings including the A3 long-term and Prime-2 short-term ratings of CAT, CFSC and subsidiaries.
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- Markit•11 days ago
See what the IHS Markit Score report has to say about Caterpillar Inc.
# Caterpillar Inc ### NYSE:CAT View full report here! ## Summary * Perception of the company's creditworthiness is negative * ETFs holding this stock are seeing positive inflows * Bearish sentiment is low * Economic output for the sector is expanding but at a slower rate ## Bearish sentiment Short interest | Positive Short interest is extremely low for CAT with fewer than 1% of shares on loan. This could indicate that investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices are not currently targeting CAT. ## Money flow ETF/Index ownership | Positive ETF activity is positive. Over the last month, growth of ETFs holding CAT is favorable, with net inflows of $24.14 billion. This is among the highest net inflows seen over the last one-year and the rate of additional inflows appears to be increasing. ## Economic sentiment PMI by IHS Markit | Negative According to the latest IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data, output in the Industrials sector is rising. The rate of growth is weak relative to the trend shown over the past year, however, and is easing. ## Credit worthiness Credit default swap | Negative The current level displays a negative indicator. CAT credit default swap spreads are near their highest levels for the past 1 year, which indicates the market's more negative perception of the company's credit worthiness. Please send all inquiries related to the report to score@ihsmarkit.com. Charts and report PDFs will only be available for 30 days after publishing. This document has been produced for information purposes only and is not to be relied upon or as construed as investment advice. To the fullest extent permitted by law, IHS Markit disclaims any responsibility or liability, whether in contract, tort (including, without limitation, negligence), equity or otherwise, for any loss or damage arising from any reliance on or the use of this material in any way. Please view the full legal disclaimer and methodology information on pages 2-3 of the full report.
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