Caterpillar
CAT
Market cap $185B

384.07 USD

-3.29

0.85%

At close Nov 15, 4:00 PM EST

After hours

384.47

+0.40

0.10%

1 day

-0.85%

5 days

-3.48%

1 month

-1.01%

3 months

11.12%

6 months

6.67%

Year to date

31.21%

1 year

52.96%

5 years

164.31%

10 years

277.65%

About: Caterpillar is the top manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of heavy equipment. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Cat Financial. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Cat Financial provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.

Employees: 121,173

Industrials Construction Machinery & Equipment

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Funds holding %

of 6,704 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

35% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 233 | Existing positions closed: 172

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 58 [Q2] → 77 (+19) [Q3]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $121B [Q2] → $135B (+$14.3B) [Q3]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,651 [Q2] → 2,712 (+61) [Q3]

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,012 | Existing positions reduced: 1,005

2.37% less ownership

Funds ownership: 71.79% [Q2] → 69.42% (-2.37%) [Q3]

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.1B | Put options by funds: $3.57B

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Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$295

23%

downside

Avg. target

$388

1%

upside

High target

$500

30%

upside

10 analyst ratings

5 positive

50%

1 neutral

10%

4 negative

40%

Evercore ISI Group David Raso 83% 1-year accuracy 15 / 18 met price target	5%downside $365	Underperform Downgraded	13 Nov 2024
UBS Steven Fisher 67% 1-year accuracy 18 / 27 met price target	23%downside $295	Sell Maintained	4 Nov 2024
Citigroup Kyle Menges 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target	13%upside $435	Buy Maintained	31 Oct 2024
Baird Mircea Dobre 50% 1-year accuracy 8 / 16 met price target	22%downside $300	Underperform Maintained	31 Oct 2024
JP Morgan Tami Zakaria 66% 1-year accuracy 19 / 29 met price target	30%upside $500	Overweight Maintained	14 Oct 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 31 articles about CAT published over the past 30 days

The Big 3: CAT, RIVN, T

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The Big 3: CAT, RIVN, T

Zacks Investment Research

Zacks Industry Outlook Caterpillar and Komatsu

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Zacks Investment Research

2 Construction & Mining Equipment Stocks to Watch Despite Industry Challenges

The Zacks Industry Rank for the Manufacturing - Construction and Mining industry paints a dull picture. We believe that stocks like CAT and KMTUY are still worth a look.

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This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering large discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields about 3.35%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 9%.

5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks - November 2024: Yields Up To 9%

Caterpillar Paves the Way for Future Technology Advancements with Launch of Autonomous Cat® 777 Off-Highway Truck at Luck Stone Quarry

IRVING, Texas , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced it has successfully demonstrated the fully autonomous operation of its Cat® 777 off-highway truck. The debut of this latest model of Cat® MineStar™ Command for hauling at Luck Stone's Bull Run plant in Chantilly, Va.

Caterpillar Paves the Way for Future Technology Advancements with Launch of Autonomous Cat® 777 Off-Highway Truck at Luck Stone Quarry

Zacks Investment Research

Here is What to Know Beyond Why Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is a Trending Stock

Caterpillar (CAT) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Here is What to Know Beyond Why Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is a Trending Stock

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Zacks Investment Research

Should You Buy, Hold or Sell Caterpillar Stock After Q3 Earnings?

Caterpillar Inc. CAT recently reported year-over-year declines in its top and bottom lines for the third quarter of 2024, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimates. This ended CAT's stint of improved earnings for 14 straight quarters, which showed the company's resilience through challenges during these quarters, including the pandemic, supply-chain disruptions and slowdown in manufacturing.

Should You Buy, Hold or Sell Caterpillar Stock After Q3 Earnings?

Caterpillar Stock: Market Points to a Buying Opportunity

Caterpillar's NYSE: CAT stock price fell sharply following the Q3 release, but the market activity since the initial decline clearly signals that it is time to buy this stock. The Q3 performance aside, operational quality is good for this market-leading industrial name and sufficient to sustain the capital return outlook.

Caterpillar Stock: Market Points to a Buying Opportunity

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