Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock is trading at $429.52, up 0.45%. 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 2.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.15%, 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 July 09, 2025, when Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $500 for it. Previously, BofA Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating on May 30, 2025, and elevated its price target to $385. On May 16, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $357 on the stock. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $395 on May 13, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Neutral but $309 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 01, 2025. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 01, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $395. In a note dated April 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $283.
Caterpillar Inc [CAT] stock has fluctuated between $267.30 and $428.16 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $345 within the next 12 months. Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] shares were valued at $429.52 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -19.68% based on the average CAT price forecast.
Analyzing the CAT fundamentals
Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] reported sales of 63.26B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -9.81%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.35% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.54 and Total Capital is 0.24. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.14.
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 425.96 points at the first support level, and at 422.40 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 431.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 433.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Caterpillar Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.32. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.77, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.19, the price to book ratio is 11.20 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.93.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Johnson Cheryl H, Officer, that happened on May 14 ’25 when 2819.0 shares were purchased. Director, MacLennan David completed a deal on May 07 ’25 to buy 375.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Johnson Gerald bought 100.0 shares on May 02 ’25.
