CAT News and Press, Caterpillar Inc. From 11/15/22

Summary The market has been focused on the technology / growth sector, instead of paying attention to stocks in under-looked sectors that have made new all time highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the best performing index. That is an important tell, as it shows the strengt...

Summary Caterpillar has bought back shares for the last 10 years. Komatsu's dividend is larger but variable. Neither company did well in the last recession. Caterpillar has higher analysts ratings. Overview: Caterpillar Inc. ( CAT ) and Komatsu Ltd. (KMTUY) a...

Caterpillar ( NYSE: CAT ) on Monday hit a 52-week high as investors appear to be taking a more favorable view of stocks that are sensitive to economic cycles. The rally could continue if stock-market benchmarks such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index ( SP500 ...

Summary Komatsu has been handily beating expectations, and recently raised guidance by a meaningful amount, but the share price reaction has been muted. Management expects demand to flatten in most of its major markets, suggesting a near-term peak in the construction business, whi...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is finally having its time in the sun. Although it is down 9.7% year to date, that is far better than the Nasdaq Composite (down 32.5%) and the S&P 500 (down 20.1% ) over the same period. If the Dow does end up outperforming the Nasdaq Compos...

Summary A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. F...

Summary Deere's main peers reported earnings, and we have some data about the market. Based on what is happening to its peers, we can forecast with a certain accuracy what Deere's quarterly results could be. In the end, we look at the stock to see if the market is already pric...

Summary Fisher’s 13F portfolio value decreased from ~$141B to ~$133B in Q3 2022. They added Charles Schwab and increased Nvidia, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs while decreasing Salesforce, Visa, Alibaba Group Holdings, Novartis, Verizon, and Tencent Holdings. The top...

Summary Manitex posted encouraging third quarter results, with organic revenue up about 22%, including 38% growth in the straight boom business that helped offset a seasonally weaker quarter for articulated cranes. Orders are starting to contract sequentially, and the macro enviro...

Summary Yesterday, the statement released by the FOMC saw the first sign of a less-hawkish tone since this rate hike cycle began in early 2022. Jerome Powell, the FED chair, rolled back the hope of a slowdown. He acknowledged that inflation has not come down, even though supply ch...