NYSE:CATCaterpillar Stock Price, Forecast & News

$117.41

+4.94 (+4.39 %)

(As of 05/26/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$115.98

Now: $117.41▼

$118.56

50-Day Range

$104.48

MA: $113.92▼

$127.40

52-Week Range

$87.50

Now: $117.41▼

$150.55

Volume4.18 million shs

Average Volume4.84 million shs

Market Capitalization$63.55 billion

P/E Ratio12.44

Dividend Yield3.66%

Beta1.1

Caterpillar, Inc. engages in the manufacture of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. It operates through the following segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy and Transportation, Financial Products, and All Other. The Construction Industries segment supports customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. The Resource Industries segment is responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining and quarrying applications and it includes business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The Energy and Transportation segment supports customers in oil and gas, power generation, marine, rail, and industrial applications. The Financial Products segment offers a range of financing alternatives to customers and dealers for Caterpillar machinery and engines, solar gas turbines, as well as other equipment and marine vessels. The All Other segments include activities such as; the business strategy, product management and development, and manufacturing of filters and fluids, undercarriage, tires and rims, engaging tools, and fluid transfers. The company was founded on April 15, 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Caterpillar has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 6 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $128.83, Caterpillar has a potential upside of 9.7% from its current price of $117.41.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Caterpillar has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.4 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Caterpillar has received 1,081 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Caterpillar has received 1,201 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Caterpillar has received 52.63% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Caterpillar and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CAT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CAT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

5.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Caterpillar is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Caterpillar has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Caterpillar is 37.25 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Caterpillar will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.68 % next year. This indicates that Caterpillar will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Caterpillar insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.37% of the stock of Caterpillar is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
64.03% of the stock of Caterpillar is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

2.5 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Caterpillar are expected to grow by 29.66% in the coming year, from $4.99 to $6.47 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Caterpillar is 12.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.94.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Caterpillar is 12.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 19.20.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Caterpillar has a PEG Ratio of 1.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Caterpillar has a P/B Ratio of 4.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.59 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Construction machinery

Sub-IndustryConstruction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks

SectorIndustrial Products

Current SymbolNYSE:CAT

Previous Symbol

CUSIP14912310

CIK18230

Webwww.caterpillar.com

Phone224-551-4000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.71

Current Ratio1.42

Quick Ratio0.97

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio12.44

Forward P/E Ratio23.53

P/E Growth1.88

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$53.80 billion

Price / Sales1.18

Cash Flow$16.80 per share

Price / Cash Flow6.99

Book Value$26.59 per share

Price / Book4.42

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$11.06

Net Income$6.09 billion

Net Margins10.41%

Return on Equity37.15%

Return on Assets7.01%

Miscellaneous

Employees102,300

Outstanding Shares541,239,000

Market Cap$63.55 billion

Next Earnings Date7/22/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Caterpillar's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Caterpillar's stock was trading at $100.69 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CAT shares have increased by 16.6% and is now trading at $117.41. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Caterpillar?

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Caterpillar in the last year. There are currently 6 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Caterpillar.

When is Caterpillar's next earnings date?

Caterpillar is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Caterpillar.

How were Caterpillar's earnings last quarter?

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.09. The industrial products company had revenue of $10.64 billion for 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%. The business's revenue was down 21.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.94 earnings per share. View Caterpillar's earnings history.

How often does Caterpillar pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Caterpillar?

Caterpillar announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 8th. Stockholders 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 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 17th. View Caterpillar's dividend history.

What price target have analysts set for CAT?

21 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Caterpillar's shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $165.00. On average, they expect Caterpillar's share price to reach $128.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Caterpillar.

Has Caterpillar been receiving favorable news coverage?

News coverage about CAT stock has been trending very positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 3.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutCaterpillar.

Are investors shorting Caterpillar?

Caterpillar saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,560,000 shares, a decrease of 16.2% from the April 30th total of 10,220,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,570,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Caterpillar's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Caterpillar's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Caterpillar include Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), WABCO (WBC), Oshkosh (OSK), AGCO (AGCO), Navistar International (NAV), Trinity Industries (TRN), Federal Signal (FSS), Meritor (MTOR), Alamo Group (ALG), Terex (TEX) and Lindsay (LNN). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Caterpillar own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Caterpillar investors own include Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

Who are Caterpillar's key executives?

Caterpillar's management team includes the following people:

Donald James Umpleby, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Robert John Bonfield, Chief Financial Officer
Julie A. Lagacy, Chief Information Officer & Vice President
Michael A. McGuire, Co-Chief Compliance Officer
Thomas A. Pellette, Senior Vice President

What is Caterpillar's stock symbol?

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

Who are Caterpillar's major shareholders?

Caterpillar's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.38%), Primecap Management Co. CA (1.44%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.42%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.24%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.02%) and Capital International Investors (0.92%). 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.

Which major investors are selling Caterpillar stock?

CAT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Capital World Investors, Primecap Management Co. CA, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Morgan Stanley, American International Group Inc., Prudential PLC, and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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.

Which major investors are buying Caterpillar stock?

CAT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital International Investors, Invesco Ltd., Wellington Management Group LLP, Capital Research Global Investors, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Swiss National Bank, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, and WestEnd Advisors LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Caterpillar.

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is Caterpillar's stock price today?

One share of CAT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $117.41.

How big of a company is Caterpillar?

Caterpillar has a market capitalization of $63.55 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.

What is Caterpillar's official website?

The official website for Caterpillar is www.caterpillar.com.

How can I contact Caterpillar?

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]

This page was last updated on 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff