NYSE:CAT - Caterpillar Stock Price, Price Target & More

Caterpillar trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CAT."

Caterpillar declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 20th will be given a dividend of $0.86 per share on Monday, August 20th. This represents a $3.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 19th. This is an increase from Caterpillar's previous quarterly dividend of $0.78. View Caterpillar's Dividend History.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 24th. The industrial products company reported $2.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.11 by $0.71. The industrial products company earned $12.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.99 billion. Caterpillar had a return on equity of 34.38% and a net margin of 4.59%. Caterpillar's quarterly revenue was up 30.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share. View Caterpillar's Earnings History.

Caterpillar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $10.25-11.25 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $9.15.

25 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Caterpillar's stock. Their forecasts range from $115.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Caterpillar's share price to reach $173.4762 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar.

25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Caterpillar in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 15 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Caterpillar include Komatsu (KMTUY), CNH Industrial (CNHI), Lonking (LONKF), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Manitowoc (MTW), Gencor Industries, Inc. (DE) (GENC) and ASV (ASV).

News headlines about CAT stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Caterpillar earned a coverage optimism score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the industrial products company an impact score of 45.88 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Caterpillar's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.20%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.06%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.05%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Caterpillar stock include Bradley M Halverson, Daniel M Dickinson, David L Calhoun, Dennis A Muilenburg, Jananne A Copeland, Joseph E Creed, Lange Bob De, Suzette M Long, Thomas A Pellette and William A Osborn. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Rathbone Brothers plc, Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Cullinan Associates Inc., Westpac Banking Corp, Retirement Systems of Alabama and BLB&B Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Caterpillar company stock in the last year include Bradley M Halverson, Daniel M Dickinson, Jananne A Copeland, Joseph E Creed, Lange Bob De, Suzette M Long, Thomas A Pellette and William A Osborn. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Selz Capital LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Clinton Group Inc., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Broadleaf Partners LLC, Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Caterpillar stock in the last two years include David L Calhoun, Dennis A Muilenburg and Lange Bob De. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.

Shares of CAT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $139.87.

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $83.09 billion and generates $45.46 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $754 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.88 on an earnings per share basis. Caterpillar employs 98,400 workers across the globe.

Caterpillar's mailing address is 510 Lake Cook Road Suite 100, Deerfield IL, 60015. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 224-551-4000 or via email at [email protected]