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the fact that CAT was bought on the gap down leads me to be bearish for the rest of the day. they usually buy CAT on bad news and make excuses for it. today is an exception.
DONT WORRY an analyst just came out saying buy...
Citigroup analyst sees opportunity in Caterpillar woes
By Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch
Last Update: 10:12 AM ET Jul 20, 2007
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Caterpillar Inc. may be taking a bruising on results that were way below Wall Street's expectations, but investors should keep in mind the company's strong top line before they sell, Citigroup said in a note.
Caterpillar stock was down 7% in early morning trading Friday to $81. Shares hit an all-time high Thursday at $87, and are up almost 30% from a year ago.
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"We've been here before with this stock," Citigroup analyst David Raso said, noting Caterpillar (CAT :
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Last: 78.73-8.25-9.48%
11:13am 07/20/2007
CAT78.73, -8.25, -9.5% ) has struggled in past cycles with unexpected operating and material-cost pressures. For the year, costs are expected to be about $150 million more than anticipated.
"With top line still looking strong ... internationally, and North America likely flushing out the worst of its production hits in 2007...we'd be buyers on weakness today."
Earnings for the maker of earth-moving machinery were $823 million, or $1.24 a share, with revenue of $11.4 billion. Excluding a 7 cents-a-share charge, earnings were $1.31, below analysts mean estimate of $1.49 a share on revenue of $11.1 billion, as provided by Thomson Financial. Analysts' estimates typically exclude one-time items. End of Story
