Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $435.67, up 4.25%. 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 6.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.43%, 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 19, 2025, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $476 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight on August 07, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $350. On July 09, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $500 on the stock. BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $385 on May 30, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $357 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 16, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 13, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $395. In a note dated May 01, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $309.
Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock has fluctuated between $267.30 and $441.15 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $345 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $435.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -20.81% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 63.14B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.72%. 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 424.53 points at the first support level, and at 413.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 442.32, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 448.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Caterpillar Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.34. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.81, while the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.23, the price to book ratio is 10.94 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SCHWAB SUSAN C, Director, that happened on Aug 15 ’25 when 2324.0 shares were sold. Director, SCHWAB SUSAN C completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to buy 2324.0 shares. Meanwhile, Group President Kaiser Jason sold 2161.0 shares on Aug 11 ’25.
