Head to head
Lindsay vs Caterpillar
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LNN · CAT
LNN
Lindsay
112.24-0.97%
1-year price shape — -18% over the period
Quant Rating C · 55/100
vs
CAT
Caterpillar
811.76-0.25%
1-year price shape — +69% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Caterpillar edges it on the scoreable measures. Caterpillar has the highest Quant Rating (88); Caterpillar has done best over the past year (+69%); Caterpillar earns the most per share.
| LNN | CAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | -- |
| Last price | 112.24 | 811.76 |
| Change today | -0.97% | -0.25% |
| 1-year return | -17.5% | +68.7% |
| Market cap | $1.14B | $373.15B |
| 52-week range | 96.61 – 147.00 | 491.03 – 1,071.47 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 21.54 | 34.96 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 66th | 90th |
| P/B | 2.29 | 19.24 |
| Dividend yield | 1.32% | 0.74% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 6.78 | 18.81 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $68.95M | $8.65B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $627.86M | $74.73B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -5.1% | +24.0% |
| Gross margin | 29.5% | 32.5% |
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 17.5% |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $44.90M | $8.99B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 108.3% | 73.3% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 33 buy / 14 sell | 33 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 7.5% | 1.8% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% hold (1) | 47% buy / 53% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $121 (+8%) | $1,010 (+24%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (55) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 1,275 | 118,000 |
| Founded | 1955 | 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.