Cramer Takes Cat Over Joy (CAT, JOYG)

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By Jon C. Ogg Published

On CNBC’s MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer did a comparison analysis of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) against Joy Global Inc. (NYSE: JOY)…. Please note that JOY is the new ticker rather than the former JOYG.

What is interesting is that Jim Cramer did not really want either stock right now because they have rallied too much.  In a pinch Cramer was more endorsing of Caterpillar over Joy Global because of the track record.  He thinks that Joy has too much risk about the coal market regulation if President Obama is re-elected in November.  The big take is that Caterpillar should be put on a watch list and that it should only be bought if it pulls back.

Both stocks are within 10% of highs, but Caterpillar is closer at $113.78 versus a 52-week range of $67.54 to $116.55.  We would note that the degree of any pullback was not given.  Thomson Reuters has a consensus price target of $128.06 as of today.

Not exactly ringing endorsements on either machinery player…

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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