At the time of writing, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $472.1, up 1.19%. 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 8.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 12.97%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Caterpillar Inc fluctuated between $267.30 and $472.12. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $432 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $472.1 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -8.49% 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 0.19%, 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.18.
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 463.39 points at the first support level, and at 454.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 477.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 481.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] has a current ratio of 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 3.50, the price to book ratio is 11.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Donald James Umpleby III, Director, that happened on Sep 22 ’25 when 17166.0 shares were purchased. Executive Chairman, Umpleby III Donald J completed a deal on Sep 02 ’25 to sell 17168.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Donald James Umpleby, III bought 17168.0 shares on Sep 02 ’25.
