A share price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] is currently trading at $504.76, up 2.74%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CAT shares have gain 1.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.97%, 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 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.
Caterpillar Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $267.30 and $511.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $481.83 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $504.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.54% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] were 63.14B which represents -0.72% decline. 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] is 1.34. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.81, and the Cash Ratio is 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.75, the price to book ratio is 12.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Donald James Umpleby III, Director, that happened on Oct 10 ’25 when 17166.0 shares were purchased. Executive Chairman, Umpleby III Donald J completed a deal on Sep 22 ’25 to sell 17166.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Donald James Umpleby III bought 17166.0 shares on Sep 22 ’25.
