Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

US — Industrials Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol CAT
  • Rev/Share 133.2049
  • Book/Share 38.0501
  • PB 10.6698
  • Debt/Equity 2.1358
  • CurrentRatio 1.3198
  • ROIC 0.1516

 

  • MktCap 190910264800.0
  • FreeCF/Share 18.0775
  • PFCF 22.2377
  • PE 19.3955
  • Debt/Assets 0.4541
  • DivYield 0.0139
  • ROE 0.5366

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade CAT Melius Hold Buy -- $500 July 9, 2025
Reiterated CAT BofA Securities -- Buy $335 $385 May 30, 2025
Upgrade CAT UBS Sell Neutral -- $357 May 16, 2025
Upgrade CAT Robert W. Baird Neutral Outperform -- $395 May 13, 2025
Upgrade CAT Oppenheimer Perform Outperform -- $395 May 1, 2025
Upgrade CAT Robert W. Baird Underperform Neutral -- $309 May 1, 2025
Upgrade CAT Morgan Stanley Underweight Equal Weight -- $283 April 16, 2025
Downgrade CAT UBS Neutral Sell -- $243 April 7, 2025
Upgrade CAT UBS Sell Neutral $355 $385 Feb. 3, 2025
Upgrade CAT Evercore ISI Underperform In-line -- $365 Jan. 13, 2025

News

New Strong Sell Stocks for February 27th
CABGY, CAT, EXPO
Published: February 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

CAT, CABGY and EXPO have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on February 27, 2025.

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Grok 3 makes ideal stock portfolio for 2025
CAT, GOOG, GS, JPM, LLY, LRCX, NEE, NVDA, UNH, WMT
Published: February 21, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Positive

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All-In: The 23-Stock Six-Figure Dividend Portfolio I'm Betting My Future On
ABBV, AM, CAT, CME, CNQ, CP, CSL, DE, DHR, EXR, GE, HD, LB, LHX, LMT, NOC, NSC, ODFL, PEP, REXR, RTX, TPL, UNP, VIG
Published: February 14, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Thank you to the Seeking Alpha community for your support! Reaching 40,000 followers is a dream come true. Your feedback fuels my work. I've invested 91% of my net worth in 23 high-conviction dividend stocks. Focused on wide-moat businesses, I prioritize quality and long-term growth over yield. My portfolio has outperformed the S&P 500, and I'm confident in its future. I expect a rotation to value stocks, and I'll keep sharing insights to grow together.

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Citigroup Analysts Are Betting Big on These 3 Stocks—Should You?
CAT, CMG, PYPL
Published: February 12, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral

Retail investors can really benefit from following the recent developments coming out of Wall Street, especially during volatile market times like these, which President Trump's recent trade tariffs have sparked. In all the uncertainty about what might happen to the United States economy, markets have lost track of what's essential.

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About Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

  • IPO Date 1929-12-02
  • Website https://www.caterpillar.com
  • Industry Agricultural - Machinery
  • CEO Joseph E. Creed CPA
  • Employees 112900

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators. The Resource Industries segment provides electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, fleet management, landfill compactors, soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, select work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engines, generator sets, integrated systems and solutions, turbines and turbine-related services, remanufactured reciprocating engines and components, centrifugal gas compressors, diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products and services for marine, oil and gas, industrial, and electric power generation sectors. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing plans; and insurance and risk management products for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. The All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, etc. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.