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Caterpillar (CAT 2.72%) is a top-five holding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, and it's also a stock up 83% over the last three years and 176% over the last five. But what can investors expect for the year ahead for this member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average stock index?
Caterpillar Inc. CAT is currently trading at a forward 12-month P/S of 2.55X compared with the manufacturing - construction and mining industry's 1.87X. With a Value Score of C, the CAT stock may not present a compelling value proposition at these levels.
Caterpillar (CAT 0.74%) is an interesting dividend stock to consider at these valuations.
S&P Dow Jones Indices added three new members to the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index, expanding it to 69 companies. I rank Dividend Aristocrats by quality scores, presenting undervalued and overvalued stocks with detailed metrics and fair value estimates. My quality scoring system uses six indicators, each worth 5 points, for a maximum score of 30, categorizing stocks from Exceptional to Inferior.
Verizon is the only Dow Dog meeting the ideal of dividends from $1K invested exceeding its single share price, making it a 'safer' buy. Analysts project net gains of 13.06% to 37.60% from the top ten Dow Dogs by March 2026, with average gains estimated at 23.59%. Six more 'safer' Dividend Dow Dogs are close to meeting the ideal dividend-to-price ratio, including Cisco, Chevron, and Procter & Gamble.
Shares in Caterpillar (CAT -1.98%) were down by 3.2% as of 11:30 a.m. ET today. There's little doubt over the reason for the decline: the coming into effect of 25% tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, alongside raising tariffs on products from China to 20%.
President Donald Trump's controversial trade tariffs officially took effect today, March 4, 2025, sending panic through the stock market as investors reacted negatively.
Dublin, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Enterprise Tech Ecosystem Series: Caterpillar Inc. 2024" company profile has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Microsoft formed a “death cross” – a bearish chart pattern this week that's broadly seen as a sign of a continued decline ahead. A death cross is when a stock's 50-day MA slides below its 200-day MA.
In the latest trading session, Caterpillar (CAT) closed at $343.95, marking a +1.16% move from the previous day.