NYSE:CATCaterpillar Stock Price, Forecast & News

Caterpillar's stock was trading at $100.69 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CAT stock has increased by 26.5% and is now trading at $127.40. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

20 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Caterpillar in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) issued its earnings results on Friday, January, 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.37 by $0.26. The industrial products company had revenue of $13.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $13.42 billion. Caterpillar had a net margin of 11.32% and a return on equity of 41.85%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.55 earnings per share. View Caterpillar's earnings history.

Caterpillar announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 8th. Investors of record on Monday, April 20th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share on Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $4.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.23%. View Caterpillar's dividend history.

Caterpillar issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Friday, January, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $8.50-10.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $10.67.

20 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Caterpillar's shares. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $178.00. On average, they anticipate Caterpillar's stock price to reach $135.47 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Caterpillar.

News coverage about CAT stock has been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Caterpillar earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutCaterpillar.

Caterpillar saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 7,880,600 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the February 27th total of 6,910,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,500,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 1.4% of the company's shares are short sold. View Caterpillar's Current Options Chain.

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

Caterpillar's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Grassi Investment Management (0.01%), Callahan Advisors LLC (0.01%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.00%), Stillwater Investment Management LLC (0.00%) and IBM Retirement Fund (0.00%). Company insiders that own Caterpillar stock include David L Calhoun, Denise C Johnson, Gary Michael Marvel, Joseph E Creed, Lange Bob De, Suzette M Long and Thomas A Pellette. View institutional ownership trends for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Grassi Investment Management, Private Trust Co. NA, Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc., Xcel Wealth Management LLC, E&G Advisors LP, Fulton Bank N.A., Thomasville National Bank, and Private Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Caterpillar company stock in the last year include Denise C Johnson, Gary Michael Marvel, and Suzette M Long. View insider buying and selling activity for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including IBM Retirement Fund, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Global Trust Asset Management LLC, Triangle Securities Wealth Management, Efficient Wealth Management LLC, Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY, and Indiana Trust & Investment Management CO. 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 activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $127.40.

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $70.08 billion and generates $53.80 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $6.09 billion in net income (profit) each year or $11.06 on an earnings per share basis. Caterpillar employs 102,300 workers across the globe. View additional information about Caterpillar.

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]