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SelectedToday6M Return

CATCaterpillar Inc+ 1.62%+ 7.98%
NVDANVIDIA Corp+ 1.14%+ 24.93%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.82%+ 40.17%
MMM3M Co+ 0.26%+ 1.53%

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CAT+ 8.0%NVDA+ 24.9%CSCO+ 40.2%MMM+ 1.5%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CATCaterpillar Inc	NVDANVIDIA Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	MMM3M Co
Return
Last Price	813.09	231.05	109.50	168.74
Daily Change	+ 1.62%	+ 1.14%	+ 0.82%	+ 0.26%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	+ 7.98%	+ 24.93%	+ 40.17%	+ 1.53%
Valuation
Market Cap	$375 B	$5.59 T	$432 B	$87.0 B
P/E Ratio	34.98	29.21	36.49	29.96
Dividend Yield	2.10%	0.03%	3.23%	6.25%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	14.5%	63.7%	19.7%	11.9%
Risk
Beta	1.61	2.22	1.01	1.01
52-Week Range	411.37 — $1,073.46	164.07 — $236.54	66.13 — $130.37	139.34 — $184.90
Company
Sector	Industrials	Information Technology	Information Technology	Industrials
Industry	Machinery	Semiconductors	Communications	Industrial Conglomerates

Company

CATIndustrials · Machinery
NVDAInformation Technology · Semiconductors
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications
MMMIndustrials · Industrial Conglomerates

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