| Company name | Caterpillar Inc. |
| Stock ticker | CAT |
| Live stock price | [stckqut]CAT[/stckqut] |
| P/E compared to competitors | Good |
| Employee productivity | Fair |
| Sales growth | Good |
| EPS growth | Good |
| P/E growth | Poor |
| EBIT growth | Good |
| Confident Investor Rating | Good |
| Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) | $163.3 |
| Target stock price (averages with growth) | $208.99 |
| Target stock price (averages with no growth) | $149.23 |
| Target stock price (manual assumptions) | $134.13 |
The following company description is from Google Finance: http://www.google.com/finance?q=cat
Caterpillar Inc. (Caterpillar) is engaged in the manufacturing of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar operates in three principal lines of business: Machinery, Engines and Financial products. Machinery line of business includes the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of construction, mining and forestry machinery. Engines line of business includes designs, manufactures, marketing and sales of engines for Caterpillar machinery; electric power generation systems, and marine, petroleum, construction, industrial, agricultural and other applications and related parts. Financial Products principal line of business consists of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), Caterpillar Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Cat Insurance) and their respective subsidiaries. During the year ended August 31, 2010, Caterpillar acquired Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD).
Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in this stock.