Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $431.38, up 2.00%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CAT shares have gain 2.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.52%, 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 an 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 $423 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $431.38 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -1.94% 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 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.5 and Total Capital is 0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.18.
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 424.54 points at the first support level, and at 417.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 437.01, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 442.63.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Caterpillar Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.34. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.81, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.20, the price to book ratio is 10.83 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.94.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Umpleby III Donald J, Executive Chairman, that happened on Sep 02 ’25 when 17168.0 shares were sold. Director, Donald James Umpleby, III completed a deal on Sep 02 ’25 to buy 17168.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SCHWAB SUSAN C sold 2324.0 shares on Aug 15 ’25.
