The stock of Caterpillar Inc (CAT) has seen a -0.60% decrease in the past week, with a 7.95% gain in the past month, and a 6.93% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.21%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.64% for CAT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.76% for CAT stock, with a simple moving average of -2.41% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) Right Now?
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.03x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.37. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CAT is 469.29M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.63% of that float. On June 04, 2025, the average trading volume of CAT was 2.94M shares.
CAT) stock’s latest price update
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Analysts’ Opinion of CAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CAT stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for CAT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CAT in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $385 based on the research report published on May 30, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CAT reach a price target of $357. The rating they have provided for CAT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 16th, 2025.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Outperform” to CAT, setting the target price at $395 in the report published on May 13th of the current year.
CAT Trading at 8.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.51% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CAT starting from Johnson Cheryl H, who proposed sale 2,819 shares at the price of $349.53 back on May 14 ’25. After this action, Johnson Cheryl H now owns shares of Caterpillar Inc, valued at $985,311 using the latest closing price.
MacLennan David, the Director of Caterpillar Inc, purchase 375 shares at $320.70 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that MacLennan David is holding 6,653 shares at $120,262 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Caterpillar Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 55.67, with 11.78 for asset returns.
Based on Caterpillar Inc (CAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.68 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 25.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 16.04 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.37for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.32.
Conclusion
To sum up, Caterpillar Inc (CAT) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
