At the time of writing, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $570.59, down -1.16%. 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 8.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.61%, 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 22, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $560. Previously, Erste Group upgraded its rating to Buy on October 03, 2025. On August 19, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $476 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $350 on August 07, 2025. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but $500 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 09, 2025. BofA Securities reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on May 30, 2025, and upped its price target to $385. In a note dated May 16, 2025, UBS upgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $357.
For the past year, the stock price of Caterpillar Inc fluctuated between $267.30 and $596.21. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $535.11 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $570.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -6.22% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
According to Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT], the company’s sales were 64.67B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 9.51% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.56.
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 565.25 points at the first support level, and at 559.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 576.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 581.56.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] has a current ratio of 1.38. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.86, while the Cash Ratio is 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.13, the price to book ratio is 14.32 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.29.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Umpleby III Donald J, Executive Chairman, that happened on Oct 10 ’25 when 17166.0 shares were sold. Director, Donald James Umpleby III completed a deal on Oct 10 ’25 to buy 17166.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Chairman Umpleby III Donald J sold 17166.0 shares on Sep 22 ’25.
