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Caterpillar (XSGO:CAT) 6-Month Price Index : 1.33 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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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 (2024-04-28), Caterpillar's 6-Month Price Index is 1.33.

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  (XSGO: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  (XSGO: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 (XSGO:CAT) Business Description

Industry
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Comparable Companies
DE PCAR CNHI AGCO OSK TEX ALG NKLA WNC LNN OSTO:VOLV A TSE:6201 TSE:6301 XAMS:EXO OSTO:EPI A TSE:6326 SHSE:600031 SZSE:000425 OHEL:METSO SZSE:000157
Traded in Other Exchanges
CAT:USA CAT:Peru CAT:Mexico 1CAT:Italy CATR:France CAT1:Germany CATR:Canada CATP34:Brazil CAT:Austria CAT:Argentina
Address
5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Website
https://www.caterpillar.com
Caterpillar is the premier manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment with over 13% market share in 2021. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Caterpillar Financial Services. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Caterpillar Financial Services provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.