BMO Capital Upgrades Caterpillar (CAT) to Outperform

BMO Capital upgraded Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) from Market Perform to Outperform with a price target of $125.00 (from $110.00).

Analyst Joel Tiss believes management will reveal a 5-year plan at its September investor event which should show an ability to generate earnings power that may likely approach Tiss' $16 EPS forecast. He believes the stock could trade toward 13-14x EPS noting that nearly all valuations have been rising for industrial companies over the past several years.

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Shares of Caterpillar closed at $106.59 Friday.

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