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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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CAT
Caterpillar
$356.27
+1.6%
$355.48
$205.60
$382.01
$174.23B1.192.68 million shs2.10 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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CAT
Caterpillar
+1.66%+0.42%-0.55%+10.70%+68.02%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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CAT
Caterpillar
4.4541 of 5 stars
2.24.04.21.32.13.31.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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CAT
Caterpillar
2.33
Hold$323.35-9.24% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest CAT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/30/2024
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HSBC
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$330.00 ➝ $360.00
4/26/2024
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TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$338.00 ➝ $340.00
4/26/2024
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Stifel Nicolaus
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$293.00 ➝ $350.00
4/18/2024
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Oppenheimer
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Reiterated RatingMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform
4/16/2024
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The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$357.00 ➝ $408.00
4/16/2024
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$385.00 ➝ $435.00
3/14/2024
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Truist Financial
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Initiated CoverageBuy$390.00
2/20/2024
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Evercore ISI
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ In-Line$321.00 ➝ $338.00
(Data available from 5/18/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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CAT
Caterpillar
$67.06B2.60$26.01 per share13.70$36.08 per share9.87

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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Caterpillar
$10.34B$22.1516.0815.401.4916.79%58.61%12.95%8/6/2024 (Estimated)

Latest CAT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/25/2024Q1 2024
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Caterpillar
$5.12$5.60+$0.48$5.45$16.07 billion$15.80 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Caterpillar
$5.201.46%+6.67%23.48%29 Years

Latest CAT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/10/2024
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Caterpillar
quarterly$1.301.4%4/19/20244/22/20245/20/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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CAT
Caterpillar
1.41
1.35
0.83

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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CAT
Caterpillar
70.98%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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CAT
Caterpillar
0.33%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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Caterpillar
113,200489.05 million487.44 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

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Caterpillar

NYSE:CAT
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, revolving charge accounts, repair/rebuild financing services, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. Its All Other Operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; logistics solutions and distribution services; brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investments services. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.