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 (CAT -6.61%) has earned a coveted five-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
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Headquarters (founded) |
Peoria, Ill. (1925) |
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Market Cap |
$54.1 billion |
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Industry |
Construction and farm machinery |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$67.0 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Douglas Oberhelman CFO Edward Rapp |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
32.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$5.7 billion / $39.9 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.4% |
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Competitors |
CNH Global (NYSE: CNH) Deere (DE -1.30%) Terex (TEX -3.05%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 6,002 members who have rated Caterpillar believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, bjm1000, succinctly summed up the Caterpillar bull case for our community: "Market leader, great reputation and brand, tremendous growth opportunities overseas, and somewhat beaten down by economic uncertainty, drought, etc. P/E under 10, 2+% dividend yield, hard for me to see why [Caterpillar] doesn't have double digit annual growth potential over the next 5 years."
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