NYSE:CAT - Caterpillar Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Caterpillar declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.86 per share on Monday, May 20th. This represents a $3.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.40%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 18th. View Caterpillar's Dividend History.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.98 by $0.43. The industrial products company had revenue of $14.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.36 billion. Caterpillar had a return on equity of 45.31% and a net margin of 11.23%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.16 EPS. View Caterpillar's Earnings History.

Caterpillar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, January, 28th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 11.75-12.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $12.77. Caterpillar also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $11.75-12.75 EPS.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Caterpillar's stock. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $188.00. On average, they expect Caterpillar's share price to reach $146.1925 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Caterpillar.

27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Caterpillar in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar.

Headlines about CAT stock have trended positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Caterpillar earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Caterpillar's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Strs Ohio (0.12%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.08%), Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.06%) and Oakbrook Investments LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Caterpillar stock include Bradley M Halverson, Daniel M Dickinson, David L Calhoun, Denise C Johnson, 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 Strs Ohio, Calamos Advisors LLC, Country Trust Bank, Eqis Capital Management Inc., Cribstone Capital Management LLC, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Hayden Royal LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Caterpillar company stock in the last year include Denise C Johnson, Joseph E Creed and Thomas A Pellette. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., Pacer Advisors Inc., Pennsylvania Trust Co, Tibra Equities Europe Ltd, Manning & Napier Group LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. and Hennessy Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Caterpillar stock in the last two years include David L Calhoun 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 $143.36.

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $82.51 billion and generates $54.72 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $6.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.22 on an earnings per share basis. Caterpillar employs 104,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Caterpillar is http://www.caterpillar.com.

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]