Head to head
Astec Industries vs Caterpillar
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: ASTE · CAT
ASTE
Astec Industries
38.71-0.18%
1-year price shape — -15% over the period
Quant Rating D · 21/100
vs
CAT
Caterpillar
800.47+0.54%
1-year price shape — +61% over the period
Quant Rating B · 87/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Caterpillar edges it on the scoreable measures. Caterpillar has the highest Quant Rating (87); Caterpillar has done best over the past year (+61%); Caterpillar trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| ASTE | CAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery |
| Last price | 38.71 | 800.47 |
| Change today | -0.18% | +0.54% |
| 1-year return | -15.1% | +61.4% |
| Market cap | $891.31M | $367.96B |
| 52-week range | 38.29 – 65.33 | 491.03 – 1,071.47 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 46.08 | 34.47 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 63rd | 90th |
| P/B | 1.29 | 18.97 |
| Dividend yield | 1.34% | 0.75% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 1.68 | 18.81 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $38.68M | $8.65B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.56B | $74.73B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +23.6% | +24.0% |
| Gross margin | 25.7% | 32.5% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 17.5% |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 14.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $32.40M | $8.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 97.1% | 73.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 50 buy / 0 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | -- | 47% buy / 53% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | -- | $1,001 (+25%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (21) | B (87) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 4,468 | 118,000 |
| Founded | 1972 | 1925 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.