Caterpillar Reports First-Quarter 2016 Results

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UBS Raises Price Target on Caterpillar (CAT) to $76 Following 1Q Results

April 25, 2016 9:58 AM UTC

UBS reiterated a Neutral rating on Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), and raised the price target to $76.00 (from $61.00), following the company's 1Q earnings report. Pricing was a 1.8% headwind in 1Q16, which accelerated from the -0.9% realized in 4Q15 and is the weakest since at least 2003. Chinese... More

Caterpillar (CAT) Misses Q1 EPS by 1c; Trims FY16 Outlook

April 22, 2016 7:32 AM UTC

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) reported Q1 EPS of $0.67, $0.01 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.68. Revenue for the quarter came in at $9.46 billion versus the consensus estimate of $9.39 billion.

At the end of the first quarter of 2016, the order backlog was $13.1 billion, about the same in total and by segment as the end of 2015. Compared to the first quarter of 2015, the order backlog declined about $3.5 billion with decreases in all segments.

2016 Outlook

We have seen recent increases in commodity prices, some signs of improvement in construction equipment in China and... More