Analysts: more sales Caterpillar

Tomorrow the American Caterpillar will report its past quarter's results. For this year Caterpillar 's revenue will be around 54,43 billion USD. This is according to the average of the analysts' estimates. This is hugely more than 2017's revenue of 45,46 billion USD.

Historical revenues and results Caterpillar plus estimates 2018

The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 6,97 billion USD. The majority of the analysts expects for this year a profit per share of 11,65 USD. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 11,27.

Per share the analysts anticipate on a dividend of 3,23 USD per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 2,46 percent. The average dividend yield of the industrial companies equals a poor 1 percent.

Latest estimates around 194 USD

The most recent recommendations for the industrial company are from Robert W. Baird, ABN AMRO and KBC Securities.

Caterpillar 's market value equals around 77,02 billion . The Caterpillar stock was the past 12 months quite volatile. Since last October the stock is 2 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 129 and 173 dollar. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 260 percent higher.

On Friday the stock closed at 131,32 USD.

Historical stock prices Caterpillar

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