CAT Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Cummins, Inc. has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 6.72%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat Cummins, Inc.'s return on equity of 22.96%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $639.11, signalling downside risk potential of -2.78%. On the other hand Cummins, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $560.57 which suggests that it could fall by -3.15%. Given that Cummins, Inc. has more downside risk than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe Caterpillar, Inc. is more attractive than Cummins, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.573, which suggesting that the stock is 57.266% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cummins, Inc. has a beta of 1.120, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 11.97%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.9%. Cummins, Inc. offers a yield of 1.32% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $2.00 per share. Caterpillar, Inc. pays 31.58% of its earnings as a dividend. Cummins, Inc. pays out 24.68% 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 Cummins, Inc. quarterly revenues of $8.3B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is higher than Cummins, Inc.'s net income of $559M. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.92x while Cummins, Inc.'s PE ratio is 30.04x. 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 4.59x versus 2.39x for Cummins, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Deere & Co. has a net margin of 12.55% compared to Caterpillar, Inc.'s net margin of 8.55%. Caterpillar, Inc.'s return on equity of 45.22% beat Deere & Co.'s return on equity of 20.63%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a consensus price target of $639.11, signalling downside risk potential of -2.78%. On the other hand Deere & Co. has an analysts' consensus of $528.26 which suggests that it could grow by 0.05%. Given that Deere & Co. has higher upside potential than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe Deere & Co. is more attractive than Caterpillar, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.573, which suggesting that the stock is 57.266% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Deere & Co. has a beta of 1.003, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 0.282%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.9%. Deere & Co. offers a yield of 1.23% 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 $12.4B. Caterpillar, Inc.'s net income of $2.4B is higher than Deere & Co.'s net income of $1.1B. Notably, Caterpillar, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.92x while Deere & Co.'s PE ratio is 28.53x. 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 4.59x versus 3.14x 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 $639.11, signalling downside risk potential of -2.78%. On the other hand GE Aerospace has an analysts' consensus of $357.24 which suggests that it could grow by 16.44%. 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 1.573, which suggesting that the stock is 57.266% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.410, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 41.029%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.9%. GE Aerospace offers a yield of 0.47% 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 34.92x while GE Aerospace's PE ratio is 37.69x. 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 4.59x versus 7.15x 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 $639.11, signalling downside risk potential of -2.78%. On the other hand Lockheed Martin Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $600.16 which suggests that it could fall by -5.37%. Given that Lockheed Martin Corp. has more downside risk than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe Caterpillar, Inc. is more attractive than Lockheed Martin Corp..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.573, which suggesting that the stock is 57.266% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lockheed Martin Corp. has a beta of 0.243, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 75.733%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.9%. Lockheed Martin Corp. offers a yield of 2.11% 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 34.92x while Lockheed Martin Corp.'s PE ratio is 29.52x. 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 4.59x versus 1.97x for Lockheed Martin Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.