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. Since then, CAT shares have increased by 26.3% and is now trading at $127.20. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

21 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 9 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 Friday, July 31st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, July 31st 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 quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.09. The industrial products company earned $10.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.98 billion. Caterpillar had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 10.41%. Caterpillar's quarterly revenue was down 21.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.94 earnings per share. View Caterpillar's earnings history.

Caterpillar announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 20th will be given a dividend of $1.03 per share on Thursday, August 20th. This represents a $4.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 17th. View Caterpillar's dividend history.

21 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Caterpillar's shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $166.00. On average, they expect Caterpillar's share price to reach $133.11 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Caterpillar.

Media stories about CAT stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Caterpillar earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Caterpillar.

Caterpillar saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,870,000 shares, an increase of 7.5% from the June 15th total of 8,250,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,830,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Approximately 1.6% of the company's shares are sold short. 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Anderson Hoagland & Co. (0.00%), Stonebridge Capital Management Inc. (0.00%), Stillwater Investment Management LLC (0.00%), Private Asset Management Inc. (0.00%) and Private Trust Co. NA (0.00%). Company insiders that own Caterpillar stock include Denise C Johnson, Gary Michael Marvel, Lange Bob De and Suzette M Long. View institutional ownership trends for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Anderson Hoagland & Co., TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, Stonebridge Capital Management Inc., Pinnacle Bank, Private Asset Management Inc., Ellevest Inc., Renaissance Investment Group LLC, and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Diversified Trust Co, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, Truehand Inc, Thomasville National Bank, American National Bank, Modus Advisors LLC, and Private Trust Co. NA. 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 $127.20.

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $68.85 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.

The official website for Caterpillar is 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]