What's Going On With Caterpillar Shares Wednesday?
What's Going On With Caterpillar Shares Wednesday?
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) shares are moving higher on Wednesday afternoon. The company on Wednesday raised its dividend and increased its share repurchase program.
卡特彼勒公司（紐交所：CAT）股票週三下午上漲。該公司週三提高了股息並增加了回購計劃。
What To Know: The Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend by 11 cents, an 8% rise to $1.41 per share, payable on August 20 2024, to shareholders of record as of July 22, 2024. Additionally, Caterpillar added $20 billion to its current share repurchase authorization, allowing for up to $21.8 billion in stock buybacks.
需要注意的是：董事會投票將季度股息提高了11美分，漲幅爲8％，達到每股1.41美元，將於2024年8月20日支付給截至2024年7月22日持股的股東。此外，卡特彼勒增加了200億美元的股票回購授權，允許高達218億美元的股票回購。
Related Link: Caterpillar Inc. Increases Dividend and Increases Share Repurchase Authorization
相關鏈接：卡特彼勒公司增加股息並增加股票回購授權
"Our strong financial performance supports increasing our quarterly dividend and share repurchase authorization, which aligns with our commitment to return substantially all ME&T free cash flow to shareholders over time.", said Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby.
卡特彼勒董事長兼首席執行官吉姆·阿姆普爾比表示：“我們的強勁財務業績支持我們增加每季度股息和股票回購授權，這與我們致力於隨着時間的推移向股東返還幾乎所有的ME&T自由現金流的承諾相一致。”
What Else: Caterpillar's last earnings report revealed EPS of $5.60, surpassing estimates of $5.14, although revenue fell slightly short at $15.8 billion against expected $16.04 billion according to Benzinga Pro. Looking ahead, analysts project EPS of $5.56 and revenue of $16.73 billion in the next earnings report.
其他信息：卡特彼勒的最新業績顯示EPS爲5.60美元，超出了Benzinga Pro預估的5.14美元，儘管營業收入略低於預期的158億美元，爲158億美元。展望未來，分析師預計下一份業績的EPS爲5.56美元，營收爲167.3億美元。
CAT Price Action: Caterpillar's shares were up by 0.63% at $329.40 according to Benzinga Pro.
CAT股價表現：根據Benzinga Pro的數據，卡特彼勒的股價上漲了0.63％，報329.40美元。
Image: Courtesy of Caterpillar.
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