CaterpillarCATDON'T BUYNov 07, 2012Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 05, 2026. Market Open.
Equipment dealers are a great place to be -- pass through inflation very well, good plays on mining and global growth. TIH and FTT have the same type of chart, but not so much with WJX.
Technically, over its skis. So don't buy here. But the theme has legs for the next 3-5 years. FTT is a better deal (but at a lower level as well).
All 3 of the Top Picks today involve taking a bit of money away from the infrastructure plays.
This name plus WMT have been using AI the most and for the longest. Has autonomous and semi-autonomous machines. For those machines that have drivers, they just launched a CAT-AI system -- like having a friend and a coach in the cab. AI is being used for predicting and for supply chains.
His 12-month price target is $750. Buy 1/3 here, another ~$645, and the final 1/3 ~$605. Yield is 0.89%.
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.)