Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock prices are up 0.35% to $638.75 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CAT shares have gain 7.08% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.83%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on November 06, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $660. On October 22, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a price target of $560 on the stock. Erste Group upgraded its rating to a Buy. Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to an Outtperform but $476 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 19, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on August 07, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $350. In a note dated July 09, 2025, Melius upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $500.
The stock price of Caterpillar Inc [CAT] has been fluctuating between $267.30 and $644.59 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $574 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $638.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.14% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
The Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 64.67B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.51%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.01.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT]’s Current Ratio is 1.38. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, and the Cash Ratio is 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.62, the price to book ratio is 14.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.78.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BONFIELD ANDREW R J, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Dec 31 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, BONFIELD ANDREW R J completed a deal on Dec 01 ’25 to sell 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew R. J. Bonfield bought 20000.0 shares on Dec 01 ’25.
