$83.82

2.06 (2.52%)

5/12/2008 4:00 PM

Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)

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The company is engaged in construction & mining equipment, diesel & natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines in its size range. It operates in 3 principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial Products.

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3117 Outperforms

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1002 Outperforms

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Top Brands 2006 (64), Construction Machinery (24), Peoria (1), Dow (30), It's a Noun! (82), S&P 500 (484), It's an Animal! (13), Farm & Construction Machinery (23), Six Sigma® (37), Large Cap (467), Business Week 50 (50), Top Brands 2005 (65), Illinois (19)
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Caterpillar, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$83.82
Last Trade Time:	5/12/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$81.76
Daily Range:	$81.71 - $84.22
52-Week Range:	$59.60 - $87.00
Volume:	5,161,135
Market Cap:	$50.29B
P/E Ratio:	14.17
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Other News Headlines for CAT

Closing Glance: Machinery stocks close higher
5/12/2008 4:58:00 PM - AP
Opening Glance: Machinery
5/12/2008 10:34:00 AM - AP
Closing Glance: Machinery shares close down as oil rises
5/9/2008 4:58:00 PM - AP
Opening Glance: Machinery shares fall as oil prices rise
5/9/2008 10:54:00 AM - AP

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9 Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)

Avatar Parobek (82.77) Submitted: 1/25/08 3:55 PM

Caterpillar, Inc. continues to make many of the large diesel engines that power commercial ships. Their construction segment is always strong and a huge boon to their overseas markets. Expect this one to be a strong performer as growth continues in foreign industrial markets.

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8 Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)

Avatar bpmnw (31.40) Submitted: 12/20/07 5:46 PM

allergic to cats

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Recs 0 (CAT) dhood5445 (58.55) Submitted: 5/12/08 2:41 PM : Start Price: $83.75 CAT Score: -0.02 CAT has shown consistent gains over the last 12 months and is poised to continue with positive growth. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (CAT) COOLSTOCK (< 20) Submitted: 5/09/08 5:33 PM : Start Price: $82.23 CAT Score: 1.06 Caterpillar, Inc. continues to make many of the large diesel engines that power commercial ships. Their construction segment is always strong and a huge boon to their overseas markets. Expect this one to be a strong performer as growth continues in foreign industrial markets. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (CAT) mactavish38 (< 20) Submitted: 5/08/08 7:02 PM : Start Price: $81.97 CAT Score: 0.77 Both the fundamentals and the tech indicators point towards buying this stock. The PE is stable and supportable with the profits this company makes and momentum points towards greater growth. High for this stock around 90 in the short term. would rate this a strong buy. Look at the charts and the stock picker info as well as fool info and you'll see what I mean Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 3 (CAT) kolo82 (37.21) Submitted: 5/08/08 4:32 PM : Start Price: $82.28 CAT Score: 1.22 I just have one thing to say about CAT, and that is we will always need construction equipment and CAT is the one to make it for us! Its a good buy! Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (CAT) fracpilot (59.92) Submitted: 5/08/08 2:43 PM : Start Price: $82.27 CAT Score: 1.34 International infrastructure, dollar play Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackJimCramer	81.00	04/07/06		3W	$72.82	+15.11%	+8.29%	+6.81

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