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 Wednesday, October 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.86 per share on Tuesday, November 20th. This represents a $3.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 19th. View Caterpillar's Dividend History.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.73 by $0.24. The industrial products company had revenue of $14.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.09 billion. Caterpillar had a net margin of 6.12% and a return on equity of 40.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.49 EPS. View Caterpillar's Earnings History.

Caterpillar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 23rd at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8772168554.

Caterpillar updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $11.00-12.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $10.75.

27 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Caterpillar's shares. Their predictions range from $130.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Caterpillar's stock price to reach $171.95 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 33.6% 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 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar.

Caterpillar saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 14th, there was short interest totalling 7,419,962 shares, a drop of 19.6% from the August 31st total of 9,224,676 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,105,530 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.8 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Caterpillar's Current Options Chain.

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).

Caterpillar's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.16%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.11%), Strs Ohio (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.06%), Aperio Group LLC (0.06%) and Factory Mutual Insurance Co. (0.05%). 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 Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC, Selz Capital LLC, Strs Ohio, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, TIAA FSB, Oakbrook Investments LLC and Texas Permanent School Fund. Company insiders that have sold Caterpillar company stock in the last year include Bradley M Halverson, Daniel M Dickinson, Denise C Johnson, Jananne A Copeland, Joseph E Creed, Lange Bob De, Suzette M Long and Thomas A Pellette. View Insider Buying and Selling for Caterpillar.

CAT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Foundry Partners LLC, JCIC Asset Management Inc., Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC, Longer Investments Inc., Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A., Calamos Advisors LLC and HWG Holdings LP. 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 $128.71.

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $78.05 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.

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]