Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock prices are down -0.94% to $546.88 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CAT shares have lost -3.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.96%, 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 Outperform 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 $596.21 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $566 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $546.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.5% 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 of1.56.
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 539.43 points at the first support level, and at 531.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 552.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 559.02.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT]’s Current Ratio is 1.38. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.96, the price to book ratio is 12.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kaiser Jason, Group President, that happened on Nov 11 ’25 when 10707.0 shares were sold. Group President, Fassino Anthony D. completed a deal on Nov 10 ’25 to sell 8184.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer JASON KAISER bought 10707.0 shares on Nov 11 ’25.
