Dow Jones (DJIA) Today: Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) Leads The Day Higher, Caterpillar (CAT) Lags
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The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) is trading down 147.0 points (-0.8%) at 18,056 as of Wednesday, Mar 4, 2015, 9:36 a.m. ET. During this time, 16.5 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 376.2 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 602 issues advancing vs. 2,083 declining with 252 unchanged.
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The Dow component leading the way higher looks to be
(NYSE:
), which is sporting a six-cent gain to $87.68. Volume for Exxon Mobil Corporation currently sits at 552,834 shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 16.3 million shares.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has a market cap of $369.3 billion and is part of the basic materials sector and energy industry. Shares are down 5.2% year-to-date as of Tuesday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 3.1%.
Exxon Mobil Corporation explores and produces for crude oil and natural gas. As of December 31, 2013, the company had approximately 37,661 gross and 31,823 net operated wells.
TheStreet Ratings rates Exxon Mobil Corporation as a
. The company's strongest point has been its strong cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
- You can view the full Exxon Mobil Ratings Report.
Holding back the Dow today is
(NYSE:
), which is lagging the broader Dow index with an 87-cent decline (-1.1%) bringing the stock to $81.97. This single loss is lowering the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 6.58 points or roughly accounting for 4.5% of the Dow's overall loss. Volume for Caterpillar currently sits at 334,996 shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 6.7 million shares.
Caterpillar has a market cap of $50.31 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector and industrial industry. Shares are down 9.5% year-to-date as of Tuesday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 3.4%.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide.
TheStreet Ratings rates Caterpillar as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its notable return on equity and reasonable valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and poor profit margins.
- You can view the full Caterpillar Ratings Report.
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