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Top Analyst Lowers Price Target on Caterpillar (CAT)

September 12, 2008 11:28 AM EDT
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Price: $91.63 -0.11%

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    11 Buy, 3 Hold, 0 Sell

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This morning, UBS lowered its price target on construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) from $57 to $53 per share. The firm is maintaining their Sell rating. Shares of Caterpillar currently trade in the $65 range.

The UBS analyst, Henry Kirn, is ranked the top analyst according to Bloomberg's analyst ranking system, with a total return on 22% (in this case he was right about a drop in the shares).

Shares of Caterpillar are up 1% today, but down 10% year-to-date.

Caterpillar, Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide.





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