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NASDAQ: PCAR
Paccar (PCAR) stock, explained like you're 5
Paccar trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PCAR. It is a large cap company in the auto manufacturing industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 56.9 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- PCAR
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Auto Manufacturing
- Size
- Large cap, about 56.9 billion dollars
Is Paccar a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Paccar is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 56.9 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Paccar makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves PCAR 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
- Paccar (PCAR) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know (Yahoo Finance)
- How Fleet Renewal Will Impact PACCAR (PCAR) Stock (Simply Wall Street)
- Paccar Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains (MarketWatch)
- New England Research & Management Inc. Makes New Investment in PACCAR Inc. $PCAR (MarketBeat)
- PACCAR Inc. Common Stock (PCAR) Company Profile (Pluang)
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Questions about Paccar stock
What does Paccar do?
Paccar trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker PCAR. It is a large cap company in the auto manufacturing industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 56.9 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Paccar?
Paccar trades under the ticker PCAR on the Nasdaq.
What is Paccar's market cap?
Paccar is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 56.9 billion dollars.
How does Paccar make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves PCAR 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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