

Power equipment retail sales soared 72% in the second quarter. The company reports Q3 results on Oct. 29.

Caterpillar, Crane, Flowserve and Constellium show Q3 earnings beat potential as manufacturing strength and solid demand support industrial sector growth.

I rank all 69 S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats by my 9F Quality Scores, segmenting them into undervalued, fairly valued, and overvalued groups. My consensus fair value estimates, blending up to 40 data points per stock, highlight 12 undervalued and 18 fairly valued Aristocrats, with 39 currently overvalued. Investment candidates vary by style: ADP, BRO, and NDSN for growth; NEE for total return; PEP and O for income; CAT and GWW for past performance.

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CMH Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) by 21.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,753 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 740 shares during the quarter.

Cadinha and Co. LLC cut its holdings in shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) by 8.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,443 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 1,808 shares during the


Caterpillar (CAT) appears to have found support after losing some value lately, as indicated by the formation of a hammer chart. In addition to this technical chart pattern, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher enhances the stock's potential for a turnaround in the near term.