Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $591.49, up 1.55%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CAT shares have gain 4.39% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.66%, 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 a 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 an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $500.
Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock has fluctuated 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 $591.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -4.31% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 64.67B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth 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 571.39 points at the first support level, and at 551.28 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 602.42, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 613.34.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Caterpillar Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.38. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.86, while the Cash Ratio is 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.28, the price to book ratio is 13.40 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.35.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BONFIELD ANDREW R J, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Dec 01 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Andrew R. J. Bonfield completed a deal on Dec 01 ’25 to buy 20000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Group President Kaiser Jason sold 10707.0 shares on Nov 11 ’25.
