DJ Caterpillar Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Caterpillar Inc. $(CAT)$ slid 1.67% to $751.97 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Caterpillar Inc. closed 4.79% short of its 52-week high of $789.81, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Deere & Co. (DE) fell 1.26% to $593.27 and Toro Co. $(TTC)$ fell 0.95% to $99.23.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 337,461 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:32 ET (21:32 GMT)
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