Both in Construction Equipment
Caterpillar vs Astec Industries
Over the past year CAT returned +7.5% and ASTE returned −14.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.53.
CAT +7.5% ASTE −14.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | CAT | ASTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $613.62 | $40.09 |
| Market cap | $282.07B | $923.1M |
| Today | −1.47% | +2.09% |
| 1 month | −27.4% | −4.5% |
| 6 months | −29.9% | −34.9% |
| Year to date | +7.1% | −7.5% |
| 1 year | +5.2% | −14.3% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +24.0% | +23.6% |
| Gross margin | 37.8% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 2.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | 26.0× | 47.1× |
| Price / sales | 3.8× | 0.6× |
| Net cash | -$38.43B | -$314.8M |
| Dividend yield | 1.06% | 1.30% |
| Volatility (60d) | 37.1% | 29.8% |
| Short % of float | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).