CaterpillarCATDON'T BUYNov 07, 2012Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 05, 2026. Market Open.
Not just heavy yellow machinery anymore. Increasingly tied to power demand, electrification, industrial expansion, and the theme of reshoring. Sales targets for power generation segment have increased.
Backlog is ~$63B, very strong revenue visibility. About 25% earnings growth rate over next few years. Yield is 0.68%.
This is a stock that will benefit from the global trends of the emerging markets with infrastructure and urbanization. However, for the time being, he is out of this one due to the slowdown in emerging markets. He is seeing some of the global data points getting a little bit better but not ready to go back in yet. Just lowered their guidance for 2012 full year. Trading below the 200 day moving average. (See Top Picks.)