A share price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] is currently trading at $349.66, down -0.82%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CAT shares have gain 9.17% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 17.29%, and 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 May 13, 2025, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $395 for it. Previously, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Neutral on May 01, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $309. On May 01, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $395 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but stick to its price target of $283 on April 16, 2025. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell but $243 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 07, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on February 03, 2025, and upped its price target to $385. In a note dated January 13, 2025, Evercore ISI upgraded an In-line rating on this stock but restated the target price of $365.
Caterpillar Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $267.30 and $418.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $378.5 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $349.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.25% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] were 63.26B which represents -9.81% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.14.
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 348.15 points at the first support level, and at 346.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 351.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 353.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] is 1.32. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.77, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.60, the price to book ratio is 9.12 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Johnson Cheryl H, Officer, that happened on May 14 ’25 when 2819.0 shares were purchased. Director, MacLennan David completed a deal on May 07 ’25 to buy 375.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Johnson Gerald bought 100.0 shares on May 02 ’25.
