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 $742.18, signalling upside risk potential of 2.45%. On the other hand Deere & Co. has an analysts' consensus of $664.01 which suggests that it could grow by 15.28%. 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 1.526, which suggesting that the stock is 52.614% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Deere & Co. has a beta of 0.983, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.658%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.82%. Deere & Co. offers a yield of 1.12% 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 38.64x while Deere & Co.'s PE ratio is 32.48x. 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 5.08x versus 3.34x 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 $742.18, signalling upside risk potential of 2.45%. On the other hand GE Aerospace has an analysts' consensus of $355.65 which suggests that it could grow by 23.23%. 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 1.526, which suggesting that the stock is 52.614% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison GE Aerospace has a beta of 1.442, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 44.152%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.82%. GE Aerospace offers a yield of 0.54% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.47 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 38.64x while GE Aerospace's PE ratio is 35.27x. 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 5.08x versus 6.69x 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 $742.18, signalling upside risk potential of 2.45%. On the other hand Lockheed Martin Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $667.65 which suggests that it could grow by 6.05%. Given that Lockheed Martin Corp. has higher upside potential than Caterpillar, Inc., analysts believe Lockheed Martin Corp. is more attractive than Caterpillar, Inc..

Caterpillar, Inc. has a beta of 1.526, which suggesting that the stock is 52.614% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Lockheed Martin Corp. has a beta of 0.235, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 76.472%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.82%. Lockheed Martin Corp. offers a yield of 2.19% 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 38.64x while Lockheed Martin Corp.'s PE ratio is 28.75x. 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 5.08x versus 1.92x 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 $742.18, signalling upside risk potential of 2.45%. On the other hand RTX Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $216.34 which suggests that it could grow by 9.31%. 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 1.526, which suggesting that the stock is 52.614% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison RTX Corp. has a beta of 0.432, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 56.766%.

Caterpillar, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.82%. RTX Corp. offers a yield of 1.38% 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 38.64x while RTX Corp.'s PE ratio is 39.77x. 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 5.08x versus 3.02x for RTX Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.