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Caterpillar (WBO:CAT) 6-Month Price Index : 0.70 (As of Apr. 11, 2025)


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What is Caterpillar 6-Month Price Index?

6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago. It’s calculated by current share price divided by share price 6-months ago. As of today (2025-04-11), Caterpillar's 6-Month Price Index is 0.70.

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's 6-Month Price Index

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's 6-Month Price Index, along with its competitors' market caps and 6-Month Price Index data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Caterpillar  (WBO:CAT) 6-Month Price Index Calculation

6-Month Price Index is calculated as following:

6-Month Price Index=Current Share Price / Share Price 6-Months Ago

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Caterpillar  (WBO:CAT) 6-Month Price Index Explanation

Price Index (PI) also called momentum. Strategies involving Price Index are also known as momentum strategies as they allow investors to profit from a company’s stock price. 6-Month Price Index is an intermediate-term momentum that shows the price change relative to 6-month ago.

The investment strategy for momentum investors is to buy winners and sell losers. That is, buy stocks that performed well and sell stocks that performed poorly in the past.

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Caterpillar Business Description

Industry
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Comparable Companies
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Traded in Other Exchanges
CAT:USA CAT:Peru CAT:Mexico CAT_KZ:Kazakhstan 1CAT:Italy 0Q18:UK CAT:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT1:Germany CAT:Chile CATR:Canada CATP34:Brazil CAT:Argentina
Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Website
https://www.caterpillar.com
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are: construction industries (40% sales/47% operating profit, or OP), resource industries (20% sales/19% OP), and energy & transportation (40% sales/34% OP). Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has global reach (46% US sales/54% ex-US). Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of 156 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.