Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock prices are up 0.61% to $309.27 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CAT shares have gain 4.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.22%, 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 April 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $283 for it. Previously, UBS downgraded its rating to Sell on April 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $243. On February 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $385 on the stock. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a In-line but stick to its price target of $365 on January 13, 2025. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a Underperform and raised its price target to $365 on November 13, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on October 14, 2024, and downed its price target to $332. In a note dated June 28, 2024, Raymond James initiated an Mkt Perform rating.
The stock price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] has been fluctuating between $267.30 and $418.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $373 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $309.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.61% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
The Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 64.81B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -5.01%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.5% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.43 and Total Capital is 0.24.
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 302.28 points at the first support level, and at 295.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 316.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 323.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT]’s Current Ratio is 1.42. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.28, the price to book ratio is 7.58 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.01.
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.
