A share price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] is currently trading at $340.00, down -0.75%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CAT shares have lost -2.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -12.89%, 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 February 03, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $385 from $355. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to In-line on January 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $365. On November 13, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $365 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight and decreased its price target to $332 on October 14, 2024. Raymond James initiated its recommendation with a Mkt Perform. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 26, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $380. In a note dated April 26, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $338 to $340.
Caterpillar Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $307.05 and $418.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $378.67 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $340.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.37% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] were 64.81B which represents -5.01% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.59 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.97.
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 336.67 points at the first support level, and at 333.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 345.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 350.25.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] is 1.42. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, and the Cash Ratio is 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.51, the price to book ratio is 8.34 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.41.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kaiser Jason, Group President, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 2425.0 shares were sold. Officer, Kaiser Jason completed a deal on Feb 18 ’25 to buy 2425.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Johnson Gerald bought 100.0 shares on Feb 04 ’25.
