Skip to Content
Opening Bell

Side by Side

Compare

Read two to four stocks on the same scale — return, valuation and volatility in one table.

1MPast Month3MPast 3 Months6MPast 6 MonthsYTDYear to Date1YPast Year5YPast 5 Years
SelectedYTD Return
  • WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp+ 30.78%
  • CATCaterpillar Inc+ 36.02%

Period Return

Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

WAB+ 30.8%CAT+ 36.0%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way
MetricWABCAT
Return
Last Price282.86813.00
Daily Change+ 0.72%+ 1.61%
Period ReturnYear to Date
+ 30.78%
+ 36.02%
Valuation
Market Cap$47.8 B$374 B
P/E Ratio—34.97
Dividend Yield—2.10%
Net MarginTrailing 12M—14.5%
Risk
Beta—1.61
52-Week Range—414.29 — $1,073.46

Company

  • WABIndustrials · Machinery
  • CATIndustrials · Machinery

Metrics could not be loaded for WAB: P/E, dividend, beta and the 52-week range stay empty in that column.

Alpaca · SIPUpdated 02:1015 Minutes Delayed

To Understand This

P/E and the Valuation RatiosYou can't tell whether a stock is cheap or expensive by looking at its price.Diversification: How Many Baskets Are Enough?Owning ten different stocks is not the same as owning ten different risks.