At the time of writing, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $413.7, up 0.24%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The CAT shares have lost -3.28% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.24%, 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 August 07, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $350 for it. Previously, Melius upgraded its rating to Buy on July 09, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $500. On May 30, 2025, BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $385 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $357 on May 16, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $395 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 13, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 01, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $309. In a note dated May 01, 2025, Oppenheimer upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $395.
For the past year, the stock price of Caterpillar Inc fluctuated between $267.30 and $441.15. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $345 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $413.7 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -16.61% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
According to Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT], the company’s sales were 63.14B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.72% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.38 and Total Capital is 0.21.
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 410.98 points at the first support level, and at 408.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 415.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 418.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] has a current ratio of 1.34. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.81 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.07, the price to book ratio is 10.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kaiser Jason, Group President, that happened on Aug 11 ’25 when 2161.0 shares were sold. Officer, JASON KAISER completed a deal on Aug 11 ’25 to buy 4091.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Johnson Cheryl H bought 2819.0 shares on May 14 ’25.
