What are CAT sympathy plays?

CAT sympathy plays are stocks in the Industrials / capex cycle bellwether supply chain that tend to move when CAT reports earnings.

Which stocks move when CAT reports?

tickerseer maps 6 halo stocks to CAT: DE, EMR, ETN, ROP, ITW, PH.

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CAT Earnings Sympathy Plays 6 halo stocks

When CAT beats revenue/EPS estimates by ≥4%, supply-chain and sector-proxy stocks tied to Industrials / capex cycle bellwether often move in sympathy. These are the 6 names tickerseer maps to CAT, with each stock's current public valuation. Open any ticker for its full fair-value assessment.

DATA AS OF 2026-08-21

6 HALO STOCKS MAPPED TO CAT
Ticker	Blended P/E	vs Normal	Valuation
DE	34.2	126%	Significantly overvalued
PH	30.6	85%	Significantly overvalued
ETN	31.9	77%	Significantly overvalued
EMR	23.8	29%	Trading above fair value
ITW	26.2	28%	Significantly overvalued
ROP	19.2	-25%	Trading above fair value

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