Intel, Caterpillar Sink the Dow Tuesday
Intel, Caterpillar, 3M Company, and Verizon were among Tuesday's biggest Dow losers.
Intel, Caterpillar, 3M Company, and Verizon were among Tuesday's biggest Dow losers.
Caterpillar, Nike, Boeing, and Disney combined to keep the Dow in the green Monday.
Verizon and Nike traded higher Friday but could outweigh a down trend in the Dow led by Exxon and Caterpillar.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Wednesday include Biogen, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Cree, GrubHub, Intel, 3M, MetLife and Verizon.
3M, Caterpillar, DowDuPont, and Travelers were the leading losers among the 30 Dow stock on Tuesday.
Caterpillar handily beat consensus estimates for sales and earnings on higher demand in all regions. The company also raised guidance sharply.
Caterpillar is set to report its first-quarter financial results before the markets open on Tuesday.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and other research calls from Monday include Amazon.com, Caterpillar, Exxon Mobil, Honeywell, Lululemon Athletica, Merck, Petrobras and Under Armour.
24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Exxon, Microsoft, Visa and the other Dow Jones industrial average companies scheduled to report their quarterly results this week.
Tech giants Apple, IBM, and Intel joined industrial biggie Caterpillar to sink the Dow on Friday.
UnitedHealth, Merck, Verizon, and Caterpillar led the Dow to a nice gain Monday.
Boeing, Caterpillar, DowDuPont, and Exxon Mobil paced the Dow to a solid gain Tuesday.
Caterpillar, Boeing, Nike, and Intel were among the Dow's leading losers Friday.
DowDuPont, Boeing, Chevron, and Caterpillar were Thursday's leaders among the Dow 30.
These eight top companies in various sectors are expected to beat earnings estimates, are under-owned by fund managers and are rated Buy at Merrill Lynch.