CAT Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Deere & Co. has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 6.82%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat Deere & Co.'s return on equity of 19.21%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $686.94, signalling downside risk potential of -9.68%. On the other hand Deere & Co. has an analysts' consensus of $569.53 which suggests that it could fall by -20.2%. Given that Deere & Co. has more downside risk than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe Caterpillar, Inc. is more attractive than Deere & Co..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.579, which suggesting that the stock is 57.863% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Deere & Co. has a beta of 1.022, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.157%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.78%. Deere & Co. offers a yield of 0.98% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.62 per share. Caterpillar, Inc. pays 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. Deere & Co. pays out 35.02% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Caterpillar, Inc. quarterly revenues are $19.1B, which are larger than Deere & Co. quarterly revenues of $9.6B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is higher than Deere & Co.'s net income of $655M. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 40.40x while Deere & Co.'s PE ratio is 37.33x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Caterpillar, Inc. is 5.31x versus 3.84x for Deere & Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

GE Aerospace has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 19.35%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat GE Aerospace's return on equity of 44.62%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $686.94, signalling downside risk potential of -9.68%. On the other hand GE Aerospace has an analysts' consensus of $357.35 which suggests that it could grow by 6.76%. Given that GE Aerospace has higher upside potential than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe GE Aerospace is more attractive than Caterpillar, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.579, which suggesting that the stock is 57.863% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.407, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 40.683%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.78%. GE Aerospace offers a yield of 0.43% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share. Caterpillar, Inc. pays 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. GE Aerospace pays out 17.71% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Caterpillar, Inc. quarterly revenues are $19.1B, which are larger than GE Aerospace quarterly revenues of $12.7B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is lower than GE Aerospace's net income of $2.5B. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 40.40x while GE Aerospace's PE ratio is 41.13x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Caterpillar, Inc. is 5.31x versus 7.80x for GE Aerospace. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 6.61%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat Lockheed Martin Corp.'s return on equity of 80.27%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $686.94, signalling downside risk potential of -9.68%. On the other hand Lockheed Martin Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $657.58 which suggests that it could fall by -2.33%. Given that Caterpillar, Inc. has more downside risk than Lockheed Martin Corp., analysts believe Lockheed Martin Corp. is more attractive than Caterpillar, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.579, which suggesting that the stock is 57.863% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lockheed Martin Corp. has a beta of 0.228, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 77.215%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.78%. Lockheed Martin Corp. offers a yield of 2% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $3.45 per share. Caterpillar, Inc. pays 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. Lockheed Martin Corp. pays out 62.13% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Caterpillar, Inc. quarterly revenues are $19.1B, which are smaller than Lockheed Martin Corp. quarterly revenues of $20.3B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is higher than Lockheed Martin Corp.'s net income of $1.3B. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 40.40x while Lockheed Martin Corp.'s PE ratio is 31.02x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Caterpillar, Inc. is 5.31x versus 2.07x for Lockheed Martin Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

RTX Corp. has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 7.07%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat RTX Corp.'s return on equity of 10.94%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $686.94, signalling downside risk potential of -9.68%. On the other hand RTX Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $215.02 which suggests that it could grow by 4.68%. Given that RTX Corp. has higher upside potential than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe RTX Corp. is more attractive than Caterpillar, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.579, which suggesting that the stock is 57.863% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison RTX Corp. has a beta of 0.428, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 57.172%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.78%. RTX Corp. offers a yield of 1.3% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share. Caterpillar, Inc. pays 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. RTX Corp. pays out 53.8% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Caterpillar, Inc. quarterly revenues are $19.1B, which are smaller than RTX Corp. quarterly revenues of $24.2B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is higher than RTX Corp.'s net income of $1.7B. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 40.40x while RTX Corp.'s PE ratio is 41.39x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Caterpillar, Inc. is 5.31x versus 3.14x for RTX Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.