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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Industrial Goods Companies: Caterpillar (CAT) and Comfort Systems (FIX)

Tipranks - Tue Oct 27, 5:04AM CDT

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Industrial Goods sector with new ratings on Caterpillar (CAT) and Comfort Systems (FIX).

Caterpillar (CAT)

In a report released yesterday, Steven Fisher from UBS maintained a Hold rating on Caterpillar, with a price target of $750.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $687.00.

Fisher has an average return of 0.3% when recommending Caterpillar.

According to TipRanks.com, Fisher is ranked #2924 out of 12539 analysts.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Caterpillar is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $948.21, representing a 36.6% upside. In a report issued on October 14, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $915.00 price target.

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Comfort Systems (FIX)

UBS analyst Joshua Chan maintained a Buy rating on Comfort Systems today and set a price target of $1900.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $1160.86.

According to TipRanks.com, Chan is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 14.9% and a 56.4% success rate. Chan covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, UL Solutions Inc. Class A, and ABM Industries.

Comfort Systems has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $2027.33, which is a 67.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on October 15, KeyBanc also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $2125.00 price target.

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