Is Caterpillar Inc stock a buy?
What Is The Conclusion?
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Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!
Yes, Caterpillar Inc pays dividends. Last time was Monday 20th of May 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Friday 19th of April 2024 were paid €1.3 per share. Over the last 90 times between 2001 and 2024, Caterpillar Inc has paid €57.72 with an average of €0.64 per share.
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We cannot find data for Caterpillar Inc 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Monday 9th of September 2019 when the price was €111.00, you would have made a profit of €216.00 per share or 194.59%
No, the average daily trading liquidity for Caterpillar Inc is €56 thousand. Trading in stocks with this little trading liquidity is very dangerous, and you can get into a situation where it will be hard to trade your stocks. In addition, these types of stocks usually have very high volatility.
Caterpillar Inc has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.35, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. Caterpillar Inc has a good net profit margin of 16.79% and should have high tolerances against inflation.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Caterpillar Inc to be low [0.4 of 1]
US inflation for July 2024 was 0.15%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.92%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 3.72 and is down -0.95 over the last 30 days.