A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Caterpillar Inc. (Symbol: CAT) is the #15 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, CAT claims the #231 spot.
Below is a chart of rank over time:
CAT operates in the Construction sector, among companies like United Rentals Inc (URI) which is down about 0.8% today, and Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) trading up by about 3.1%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CAT, versus URI and PWR.
CAT is currently trading up about 0.3% midday Wednesday.
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