Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock prices are down -0.60% to $360.96 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CAT shares have gain 3.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.39%, 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 30, 2025, when BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $385 from $335. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on May 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $357. On May 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $395 on the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $309 on May 01, 2025. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $395 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 01, 2025. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on April 16, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $283. In a note dated April 07, 2025, UBS downgraded an Sell rating on this stock but restated the target price of $243.
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 $374.2 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $360.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.67% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
The Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 63.26B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -9.81%. 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 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.54 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.14.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT]’s Current Ratio is 1.32. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.77, and the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.68, the price to book ratio is 9.41 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.59.
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.
