Caterpillar (CAT) beats earnings and revenue expectations, shares slide

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Caterpillar's shares fall on fears demand may have peaked

April 27, 2023 6:42 AM EDT

By Bianca Flowers and Aishwarya Nair

(Reuters) -Heavy machinery maker Caterpillar Inc topped Wall Street expectations with a 31% rise in profit on Thursday but a flat order backlog left analysts thinking demand may have peaked and the shares tumbled.

Profit in the first quarter was lifted by a boost in U.S. infrastructure spending which kept order books full and the company was able to raise prices to soften the hit from higher costs.

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Caterpillar (CAT) Tops Q1 EPS by $1.11, Revenue Beats

April 27, 2023 6:32 AM EDT

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) reported Q1 EPS of $4.91, $1.11 better than the analyst estimate of $3.80. Revenue for the quarter came in at $15.9 billion versus the consensus estimate of $15.1 billion.

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Caterpillar (CAT) April weekly 217.50 straddle into quarter results

April 27, 2023 2:57 AM EDT

Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) April weekly 217.50 straddle is priced for a move of 4.5% into the expected release of quarter results today before the bell.

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