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In the latest session, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) closed at $361.55 down -2.66% from its previous closing price of $371.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.07 million shares were traded. CAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $368.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $359.69.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Caterpillar Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on Feb-04-25, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $385 from $355 previously.
On January 13, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to In-line which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $365.
Evercore ISI Downgraded its In-line to Underperform on November 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $321 to $365.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 16 ’25 when BONFIELD ANDREW R J sold 10,000 shares for $380.09 per share. The transaction valued at 3,800,900 led to the insider holds 45,182 shares of the business.
Johnson Gerald bought 100 shares of CAT for $39,857 on Dec 04 ’24. The Director now owns 2,953 shares after completing the transaction at $398.57 per share. On Nov 29 ’24, another insider, Fassino Anthony D., who serves as the Group President of the company, sold 6,279 shares for $408.59 each. As a result, the insider received 2,565,537 and left with 33,565 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAT now has a Market Capitalization of 174557052928 and an Enterprise Value of 222999429120. As of this moment, Caterpillar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.396 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.097.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAT is 1.11, which has changed by 0.15096676 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAT has reached a high of $418.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $301.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.06%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CAT has traded an average of 2.12M shares per day and 2679250 over the past ten days. A total of 482.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 481.82M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.05% stake in the company. Shares short for CAT as of 1736899200 were 8326228 with a Short Ratio of 3.93, compared to 1734048000 on 8656038. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8326228 and a Short% of Float of 1.73.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.13. The current Payout Ratio is 446.47% for CAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1737417600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
