At the time of writing, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $371.57, up 2.50%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CAT shares have gain 2.02% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.45%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 13, 2025, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a In-line but kept the price target unchanged to $365 for it. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to Underperform on November 13, 2024, and elevated its price target to $365. On October 14, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $332 on the stock. Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating. Citigroup initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $380 as its price target on June 26, 2024. TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on April 26, 2024, and upped its price target to $340. In a note dated April 26, 2024, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $293 to $350.
For the past year, the stock price of Caterpillar Inc fluctuated between $276.94 and $418.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $390.4 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $371.57 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.07% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
According to Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT], the company’s sales were 65.66B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -4.19% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.58 and Total Capital is 0.25. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.95.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 367.17 points at the first support level, and at 362.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 373.99, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 376.40.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] has a current ratio of 1.40. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.86 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.73, the price to book ratio is 9.25 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Johnson Gerald, Director, that happened on Dec 04 ’24 when 100.0 shares were purchased. Group President, Fassino Anthony D. completed a deal on Nov 29 ’24 to sell 6279.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Fassino Anthony D. bought 6279.0 shares on Nov 29 ’24.
