In the following video, Motley Fool industrials analyst Isaac Pino takes a question from a Fool.com reader, who asks: "Should I buy, sell or hold Caterpillar (CAT -0.98%)?"
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Ask a Fool: Buy, Sell, or Hold Caterpillar?
By Isaac Pino, CPA
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May 20, 2013 at 7:00PM
NYSE: CAT
Caterpillar
Market Cap
$195B
Today's Change
(-0.98%) -$4.12
Current Price
$413.95
Price as of July 18, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET
This industry leader has shown some signs of weakness recently. How should investors play this major industrial stock?
Isaac Pino, CPA owns shares of General Electric Company. The Motley Fool recommends Cummins. The Motley Fool owns shares of Cummins and General Electric Company. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Stocks Mentioned
Caterpillar
CAT
$413.95
(-0.98%)
$-4.12
GE Aerospace
GE
$263.73
(1.32%)
$3.45
Cummins
CMI
$350.46
(0.66%)
$2.29
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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