Dow Today: Caterpillar (CAT) Leads The Day Higher, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company (DD) Lags
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
(
^DJI
) closed up four points at 12,878. During the day, 735.9 million shares of the 30 Dow components have changed hands vs. an average daily trading volume of 818.6 million. The NYSE advances/declines ratio closed at 1,088 issues advancing vs. 1,905 declining with 108 unchanged.
The Dow component that led the way higher today was
(NYSE:
), which sported a 75-cent gain (+0.7%) bringing the stock to $114.45. This single gain lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average by 5.68 points or roughly accounting for 142% of the Dow's overall gain. Volume for Caterpillar ended the day at 6.3 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 7.8 million shares.
Caterpillar has a market cap of $68.73 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 25.5% year to date as of Monday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 1.6%.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide. It operates through three lines of businesses: Machinery, Engines, and Financial Products. The company has a P/E ratio of 15.1, below the average industrial industry P/E ratio of 16.3 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
TheStreet Ratings rates Caterpillar as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, notable return on equity, solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally poor debt management on most measures that we evaluated.
- You can view the full Caterpillar Ratings Report.
Holding the Dow back today was
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
(NYSE:
), which lagged the broader Dow index with a 93-cent decline (-1.8%) bringing the stock to $49.67. Volume for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company ended the day at 6.4 million shares traded vs. an average daily trading volume of 6.8 million shares.
- See our dividend calendar or top-yielding stocks list.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company has a market cap of $45.65 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 10.5% year to date as of Monday's close. The stock's dividend yield sits at 3.2%.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company operates as a science and technology company worldwide. It operates in seven segments: Agriculture & Nutrition, Electronics & Communications, Performance Chemicals, Performance Coatings, Performance Materials, Safety & Protection, and Pharmaceuticals. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.9, above the average chemicals industry P/E ratio of 13.4 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.
TheStreet Ratings rates E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full E.I. du Pont de Nemours Ratings Report.
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