Caterpillar (CAT) Competitors

NVIDIA presently has a consensus target price of $305.67, indicating a potential upside of 45.08%. Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $935.09, indicating a potential downside of 5.34%. Given NVIDIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NVIDIA is more favorable than Caterpillar.

NVIDIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. NVIDIA pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NVIDIA has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

NVIDIA has higher revenue and earnings than Caterpillar. NVIDIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

NVIDIA has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

NVIDIA has a net margin of 62.97% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 13.33%. NVIDIA's return on equity of 96.94% beat Caterpillar's return on equity.

65.3% of NVIDIA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of NVIDIA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, NVIDIA had 234 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 327 mentions for NVIDIA and 93 mentions for Caterpillar. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat NVIDIA's score of 0.95 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Walmart has higher revenue and earnings than Caterpillar. Walmart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walmart has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Walmart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Walmart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Walmart's net margin of 3.13%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Walmart's return on equity.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Walmart pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walmart pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Walmart has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Walmart is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Caterpillar currently has a consensus target price of $935.09, suggesting a potential downside of 5.34%. Walmart has a consensus target price of $138.85, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. Given Walmart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Walmart is more favorable than Caterpillar.

In the previous week, Walmart had 16 more articles in the media than Caterpillar. MarketBeat recorded 109 mentions for Walmart and 93 mentions for Caterpillar. Walmart's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Caterpillar's score of 1.19 indicating that Walmart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $323.14, indicating a potential downside of 4.63%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $935.09, indicating a potential downside of 5.34%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Caterpillar.

93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 83 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Caterpillar and 10 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.10 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Caterpillar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

A. O. Smith presently has a consensus target price of $69.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.73%. Caterpillar has a consensus target price of $935.09, suggesting a potential downside of 5.34%. Given A. O. Smith's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Caterpillar.

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of A. O. Smith shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.84% compared to Caterpillar's net margin of 13.33%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. A. O. Smith pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. A. O. Smith has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Caterpillar has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 89 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for Caterpillar and 4 mentions for A. O. Smith. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.42 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.