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NYSE: CATCaterpillar (CAT) stock, explained like you're 5
Caterpillar trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CAT. It is a mega cap company in the agricultural machinery industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 389.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- CAT
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Agricultural Machinery
- Size
- Mega cap, about 389.4 billion dollars
How Caterpillar makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CAT stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- What Could Lift Caterpillar Stock? (trefis.com)
- Caterpillar Trades Above $800. Here's Why It Could Be a $1,000 Stock by 2028. (The Motley Fool)
- Caterpillar Trades Above $800. Here's Why It Could Be a $1,000 Stock by 2028. (Yahoo Finance)
- Caterpillar Is Betting $1 Billion on Small Contractors. Here’s Where the Stock Could Go by 2030 (TIKR.com)
- Why Caterpillar Stock Is Trading Higher During Friday's Session (Benzinga)
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Questions about Caterpillar stock
What does Caterpillar do?
Caterpillar trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CAT. It is a mega cap company in the agricultural machinery industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 389.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Caterpillar?
Caterpillar trades under the ticker CAT on the New York Stock Exchange.
How does Caterpillar make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CAT stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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