Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock prices are up 1.48% to $497.85 at the moment. 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 gain 6.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 18.47%, 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 October 03, 2025, when Erste Group upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to Outperform on August 19, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $476. On August 07, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight but maintained its price target of $350 on the stock. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $500 on July 09, 2025. BofA Securities reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $385 on May 30, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 16, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $357. In a note dated May 13, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $395.
The stock price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] has been fluctuating between $267.30 and $495.98 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $432 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $497.85 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.23% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
The Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 63.14B for trailing twelve months, representing 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. 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 492.09 points at the first support level, and at 486.33 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 504.05, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 510.24.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT]’s Current Ratio is 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 3.69, the price to book ratio is 12.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.32.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Umpleby III Donald J, Executive Chairman, that happened on Sep 22 ’25 when 17166.0 shares were sold. Director, Donald James Umpleby III completed a deal on Sep 22 ’25 to buy 17166.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Chairman Umpleby III Donald J sold 17168.0 shares on Sep 02 ’25.
