Why Caterpillar Is Ready to Rebound
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, heavy equipment giant Caterpillar has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Caterpillar and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Caterpillar facts
Headquarters (founded) | Peoria, Ill. (1925) |
Market Cap | $58.9 billion |
Industry | Construction and farm machinery |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $65.9 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Douglas Oberhelman CFO Bradley Halverson |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 34.6% |
Cash/Debt | $3.3 billion / $40.2 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.3% |
Competitors | CNH Global Deere Terex |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 6,026 members who have rated Caterpillar believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, lepera347, succinctly summed up the Caterpillar bull case for our community:
India needs infrastructure. China's priority is urbanization. The US will have 4 more years of Obama, who believes in stimulus spending for infrastructure. Ultimately solid financials. Seems undervalued.
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