CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
Price: $111.64
Industry: Machinery Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Fri Jul 08 09:32 EDT 2011 CAT CATERPILLAR INC
$111.64
Power Gauge Rating
CAT - Neutral TM
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for CAT is neutral with very poor financial metrics, strong earnings performance, bullish price/volume activity and very positive expert opinions.
Financial Metrics
Expert opinions about CAT are very positive which is evidenced by analysts revising earnings estimates upward.
Earnings Performance
CAT's financial metrics are very poor due to a high long term debt to equity ratio.
Price/Volume Activity
Expert Opinions
Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative trend resulting in a neutral rating.
News Sentiment Rating
Neutral CAT CATERPILLAR I..
July 06, 2011
TM
Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for CAT is neutral. Stories concerning CAT have a balanced or neutral sentiment.
News Sentiment :Neutral
Power Trend - 5 Year Chart
The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.
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High Potential
Neutral
Low Potential
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Financials & Earnings
Financial Metrics
Financial Metrics Rating
Very Bearish
LT Debt/Equity Ratio
CAT's financial metrics are very poor. The company is carrying too much long term debt and may be overvalued.
Price to Book Value
The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, high price to book value ratio, high return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.
Return on Equity
Price to Sales Ratio
Business Value
Assets and Liabilities
Valuation
Returns
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
TTM
Ratio
Current Ratio
1.50
Price/Book
5.63
Return on Invest
11.6%
LT Debt/Equity
1.88
Price/Sales
1.69
Return on Equity
34.0%
Earnings Performance
TTM
Earnings Performance Rating
Bullish
Earnings Growth
CAT's earnings performance has been strong. The company has outperformed analysts' earnings estimates and experienced superior earnings growth in the past 12 months.
Earnings Surprise
Earnings Trend
The rank is based on poor EPS growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.
Projected P/E Ratio
Earnings Consistency
5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth
Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth
EPS Estimates
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09
12/10
41,517.00
44,958.00
51,324.00
32,396.00
42,588.00
14.37%
8.29%
14.16%
-36.88%
31.46%
$5.37
$5.55
$5.83
$1.46
$4.28
32.92%
3.35%
5.05%
-74.96%
193.15%
EPS Surprise
Factor
Actual EPS Prev
EST EPS Current
Change
$1.25
$1.69
+0.44
Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor
$4.28
$6.94
+2.66
Actual EPS Growth
Est EPS Growth
Change
6.28%
13.00%
+6.72
3-5 year EPS
EPS Quarterly Results Estimate
Actual
Difference
% Difference
Latest Qtr
$1.31
$1.84
$0.53
40.46
1 Qtr Ago
$1.28
$1.47
$0.19
14.84
2 Qtr Ago
$1.09
$1.22
$0.13
3 Qtr Ago
$0.85
$0.99
$0.14
FY
Qtr 1
Qtr 2
Qtr 3
Qtr 4
Total
12/09
$-0.19
$0.61
$0.65
$0.37
$1.44
12/10
$0.37
$1.12
$1.25
$1.52
$4.26
11.93
12/11
$1.91
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-
-
-
16.47
Fiscal Year End Month is December.
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Price Trend & Expert Opinions Price/Volume Activity
Price/Volume Activity Rating
Bullish
Relative Strength vs Market
Chaikin Money Flow
Price and volume activity for CAT is bullish. CAT has outperformed the S&P 500 over 26 weeks and is experiencing sustained buying.
Price Trend
The rank for CAT is based on its price strength versus the market and positive Chaikin money flow.
Price Trend ROC
Volume Trend
Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index
Chaikin Money Flow
Chart shows whether CAT is performing better or worse than the market.
Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.
Price Activity
Price Activity
Factor
Value
Factor
Volume Activity Value
Factor
Value
52 Week High
115.41
% Change Price - 4 Weeks
12.46%
Average Volume 20 Days
7,990,085
52 Week Low
59.81
% Change Price - 24 Weeks
19.25%
Average Volume 90 Days
7,738,038
% Change YTD Rel S&P 500
8.87%
Expert Opinions
% Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P
7.13%
% Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P
12.82%
Chaikin Money Flow Persistency
68%
Expert Opinions
Very Bullish
Earnings Estimate Revisions
Expert opinions about CAT are very positive. Analysts are raising their EPS estimates for CAT and insiders are net buyers of CAT's stock.
Short Interest
Insider Activity
The rank for CAT is based on analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Machinery industry group.
Analyst Opinions
Relative Strength vs Industry
Earnings Estimate Revisions Current Current Qtr Next Qtr
1.73 1.69 Current
Current FY
6.94
Analyst Recommendations
7 Days Ago % Change 1.73 1.69
0.00% 0.00%
30 Days Ago % Change 6.94
0.00
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week
EPS Estimates Revision Summary Value
Buy 0.00
Mean 5 Weeks Ago
Buy
Last 4 Weeks
Down
Up
Down
Curr Qtr
0
0
1
0
Curr Yr
0
0
1
0
Next Qtr
0
0
0
2
Next Yr
0
0
0
0
Buy
Change
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The Company & Its Competitors
News Headlines for CAT
CAT's Competitors in Machinery Historic EPS growth
Projected EPS growth
Profit Margin
PEG
PE
Revenue(M)
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CAT
6.28%
13.00%
7.81%
1.24
20.22
42,588
ASTE
6.00%
15.00%
4.18%
1.49
26.61
771
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JOYG
13.61%
17.10%
13.46%
1.00
19.78
3,524
BUCY
49.15%
16.05%
8.53%
1.09
20.59
3,651
TEX
-0.45%
16.25%
-3.55%
2.45
-
4,418
MTW
9.23%
22.50%
-3.04%
1.80
129.14
3,142
Company
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Company Details
Company Profile
CATERPILLAR INC 100 NE ADAMS ST PEORIA, IL 61629 USA Phone: 3096751000 Fax: 309-675-6155 Website: http://http://www.cat.com Full Time Employees: 104,490 Sector: Industrial Products
Caterpillar Inc is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is one of only a handful of U.S. companies that leads its industry while competing globally from a principally domestic manufacturing base. The company records more than half of its sales to overseas customers. Their products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries.
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