A share price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] is currently trading at $408.33, up 1.53%. 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 2.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.04%, 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 July 09, 2025, when Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $500 for it. Previously, BofA Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating on May 30, 2025, and elevated its price target to $385. On May 16, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $357 on the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $395 on May 13, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $309 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 01, 2025. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 01, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $395. In a note dated April 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $283.
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 $350 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $408.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.29% 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 0.16%. 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. 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 403.85 points at the first support level, and at 399.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 412.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 416.48.
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 3.04, the price to book ratio is 10.65 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.90.
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.
