CaterpillarCATPARTIAL SELLJun 04, 2014Stock 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%.
Last year they took a 15% hit in revenues, and this year, revenues are only expected to climb 1%. Yet the stock is up 25% in the last 6 months or so. If you own, consider lightening up. He doesn’t care for this one because it is quite sensitive to commodity prices and what is going on in China.