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The construction equipment and heavy machinery company has experienced explosive growth due to AI-related build-outs.

At the end of last year, Wall Street analysts who ventured guesses on second-quarter earnings predicted 14% growth, on average. By the end of June, analysts were predicting 22% earnings growth. Stock market gains have lately lagged behind.

Industrial stocks bucked a falling market on Thursday. The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF popped back into in a buy zone, led by gap-ups and breakouts for CSX, RTX and others. Many holdings in this exchange traded fund delivered blowout earnings this week.

The market is pricing a substantial degree of uncertainty into the industrial giant's future, exposing shareholders to significant valuation risk.

After a strong run to the top of its range, this rail technology giant offers investors a large order book, but you'll pay a premium price just as some of its core businesses face challenges.

In the world of heavy machinery, Caterpillar commands a premium price without a first-place finish, forcing investors to ask if its future justifies its cost today.

DIVO quietly hands retirees a monthly check from a portfolio of blue-chip giants, but a 150% payout ratio and a debt-laden pharma holding raise fair questions about what is actually backing that income.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday as oil prices jumped. SMCI stock surged, with Alphabet and Tesla earnings due.

Several stocks with favorable AI tailwinds - Broadcom (AVGO), Vertiv (VRT), and Caterpillar (CAT) - shell out dividend payments.

Caterpillar (CAT) closed the most recent trading day at $889.97, moving +2.97% from the previous trading session.

The Dow gained 500 points on Tuesday, but chip stocks were still running the show. The blue-chip index was up 0.9%, while the Nasdaq was up 1.4%. The S&P 500 was up 0.9%. Only half the Dow stocks were up on the day, but Caterpillar, UnitedHealth, and Goldman Sachs were all up 3% or more.

Caterpillar’s fair value estimate has been revised higher from US$913.29 to US$970.37, signaling a modest uplift in the modeled price target for the stock. This shift aligns with a recent cluster of upward target moves, as analysts balance strong demand signals in construction, energy, data centers, and infrastructure against debate over how much optimism is already reflected in Caterpillar shares. Read on to see what is driving this evolving narrative and how to track it as new data...

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Caterpillar (CAT) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

3M led the Dow Jones Industrial Average early Tuesday as the Post-it notes maker posted better-than-expected Q2 results and raised its full-year outlook. MMM stock cleared an early entry buy point. The industrial conglomerate has been shedding noncore assets and leveraging AI to accelerate product launches.

Wall Street closed lower on Monday, pulled down by healthcare and industrial stocks.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Tuesday as GM stock jumped on earnings. Marvell, Micron and Sandisk rallied.

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OTIS heads into Q2 earnings with Service growth and modernization initiatives in focus as investors watch whether margin pressures weigh on results.

The race to build AI data centers is huge, and key industry suppliers are reaping big rewards.

This stock has handily outperformed the S&P 500 index, but has its ties to artificial intelligence turned it into a risky investment?

Caterpillar is capitalizing on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

United Parcel Service is in turnaround mode, but Caterpillar is caught up in the AI hype.

One trades at 197x forward earnings with negative cash flow; the other generates $10.3 billion annually while valued at 35x.

US equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Friday's session in negative territory — led by the Nasdaq Composite's 1.4% drop — all three of the market indexes seeing weekly losses amid the recent sell-off in semiconductor stocks. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre examines the day's market moves, taking a closer look at the losses in semiconductor stocks and the gains seen across the software landscape.

CAT outpaces VLVLY with stronger earnings momentum, rising estimates and long-term growth targets despite tariff headwinds. Which stock stands out?

DIVO has raised its monthly payout three years running and sits on $5.25 billion in assets, but one holding carries a debt load that raises questions about how long the streak can continue.

While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner. Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Friday as Netflix stock plunged on earnings. SpaceX shares sold off on a canceled test flight.

The Nasdaq, the S&P 500, and the Dow ended Thursday's session lower, but if you take a closer look, most of the market is actually holding up all right. The tech-heavy Nasdaq saw the most dramatic declines since tech stocks led the selloff, down 1.5%. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Dow dropped 0.2% or 105 points.

The surface narrative surrounding GE Aerospace (GE) is dominated by its massive second quarter 2026 earnings beat and raised full year guidance, but the underlying data reveals a distinct tension between top-line acceleration and profitability. The defining insight is not the adjusted earnings per share of $2.02 against a $1.86 consensus, nor the $12.6 billion in adjusted revenue that marked a 24% year over year increase. Rather, it is the margin compression that GE absorbed to physically delive