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Caterpillar

353.32 USD
-0.38
0.11%
At close Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
353.03
-0.29
0.08%
1 day
-0.11%
5 days
-3.29%
1 month
-4.91%
3 months
-8.79%
6 months
4.66%
Year to date
-1.79%
1 year
11.56%
5 years
156.05%
10 years
313.82%
 

About: Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are: construction industries (40% sales/47% operating profit, or OP), resource industries (20% sales/19% OP), and energy & transportation (40% sales/34% OP). Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has global reach (46% US sales/54% ex-US). Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of 156 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.

Employees: 121,173

0
Funds holding %
of 6,831 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

156% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 238 | Existing positions closed: 93

38% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 58 [Q2] → 80 (+22) [Q3]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $122B [Q2] → $137B (+$15B) [Q3]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,660 [Q2] → 2,773 (+113) [Q3]

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,032 | Existing positions reduced: 1,031

2.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 72.26% [Q2] → 70.19% (-2.07%) [Q3]

13% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.16B | Put options by funds: $3.65B

Research analyst outlook

9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$300
15%
downside
Avg. target
$406
15%
upside
High target
$490
39%
upside

9 analyst ratings

positive
56%
neutral
33%
negative
11%
DA Davidson
Michael Shlisky
44% 1-year accuracy
12 / 27 met price target
1%upside
$357
Neutral
Maintained
4 Feb 2025
Truist Securities
Jamie Cook
62% 1-year accuracy
55 / 89 met price target
24%upside
$438
Buy
Maintained
3 Feb 2025
UBS
Steven Fisher
54% 1-year accuracy
14 / 26 met price target
9%upside
$385
Neutral
Upgraded
3 Feb 2025
Citigroup
Kyle Menges
54% 1-year accuracy
14 / 26 met price target
22%upside
$430
Buy
Maintained
31 Jan 2025
JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria
36% 1-year accuracy
12 / 33 met price target
39%upside
$490
Overweight
Maintained
31 Jan 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 40 articles about CAT published over the past 30 days

Positive
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