Sunday November 8, 2009 4:04 AM ET
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Share Price ($): 
57.60
Price Change: 
-0.39 (-0.67%)
Last 10 Quotes
What is this?
CAT 
(Caterpillar Inc.)
Exchange: NYSE     Industry: Farm/Construction Machnry
Last Trade 4:01 PM ET 11/6/2009
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Volume:6,161,561
Day's Low:$56.54
52-wk Low:$21.71
Previous Close:$57.99
Dividend:$0.42
Market Cap: 35,869,100
Avg Volume: 10,500,000
Day's High:$58.20
52-wk High:$61.28
Open Price:$57.38
Yield: 2.92%
P/E (Forward): 28.24
Chart for CAT
After-Hours Trading:
Last Trade:7:58 PM
Price:57.60
Volume:100
Breaking News
3:54 PM  10/30/2009   Survey: Capital Equipment Financing Down 31% in September
9:01 PM  10/27/2009   Heavy Equipment Industry Wants More US Spending On Highways
11:42 AM  10/26/2009   Caterpillar To Trim 2,500 Laid Off Workers; Calls Back 550
4:30 PM  10/23/2009   S&P 500 Composite 3Q Earnings Seen Down 18% After Week's Results
3:37 AM  10/23/2009   2nd UPDATE: Volvo Reports 3Q Net Loss, Sees Some Market Recovery
2:37 AM  10/23/2009   UPDATE: Volvo Reports 3Q Net Loss, Sees Some Market Recovery
2:07 AM  10/23/2009   Volvo Reports 3Q Net Loss, Sees Some Recovery
Stories & Blogs
11/5/2009  Cramer on BloggingStocks: All I'm asking for is rigor
11/4/2009  Which Blue Chips Had Q3 Revenue Growth?
10/31/2009  Caterpillar: No longer a big bargain, but still attractive
10/30/2009  GDP-Data Optimism Spurs Futures
10/30/2009  Consumers Unlikely to Keep Pace
10/30/2009  Alcoa, Caterpillar, AmEx Pace Dow
10/29/2009  Corporate Profit Rebound Ahead
Earnings & Forecast
Most Recent Quarter ($)Same Quarter Last Year ($)% Change
EPS, Pro Forma 0.64 1.39 -53.96
EPS, GAAP 0.64 1.39 -53.96
Consensus Estimate 0.07 1.43 -95.10
Trailing 12 MonthsYear-Earlier Period% Change
EPS, Pro Forma 2.83 5.66 -50.00
EPS, GAAP 2.14 6.08 -64.80
Consensus Estimate 1.64 NA NA
Key Statistics
CATIndustry Average
P/E (TTM) 26.92NA
P/E (Forward) 28.24 55.10
PEG Ratio 2.69 6.05
Price/Sales 0.98 0.52
Beta 1.86 1.86
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