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Caterpillar Inc

CAT
491.300USD
-8.990-1.80%
Close 10/10, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
230.16BMarket Cap
24.39P/E TTM

Caterpillar Inc

491.300
-8.990-1.80%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Caterpillar Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Caterpillar Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 192
Overall Ranking
48 / 4697
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 28 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
456.175
Target Price
-7.15%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Caterpillar Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Caterpillar Inc. is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The Company operates through its three primary segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation. It also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. The Construction Industries segment is primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. The Resource Industries segment is primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining, heavy construction and quarry and aggregates. The Energy & Transportation segment is primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives, and related services across industries serving oil and gas, power generation, industrial and transportation applications.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 64.81B.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 60.95.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 24.56%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 24.56%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 24.89, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 336.63M shares, decreasing 2.06% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Bill Gates
Star Investor Bill Gates holds 7.35M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company's current financial score is 8.27, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.51. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 16.57B, representing a year-over-year decrease of 0.72%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 18.72%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.27
Change
0

Financials

6.57

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.62

Operational Efficiency

8.71

Growth Potential

9.24

Shareholder Returns

8.21

Caterpillar Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current valuation score is 7.47, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.07. Its current P/E ratio is 24.89, which is 2.20% below the recent high of 25.43 and 52.32% above the recent low of 11.86.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.47
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 5/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.43, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.60. The average price target for Caterpillar Inc is 445.26, with a high of 582.00 and a low of 350.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.43
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 28 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
456.175
Target Price
-7.15%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

28
Total
4
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Caterpillar Inc
CAT
28
Deere & Co
DE
24
Paccar Inc
PCAR
21
CNH Industrial NV
CNH
19
AGCO Corp
AGCO
15
Oshkosh Corp
OSK
15
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.34, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.01. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 525.00 and the support level at 444.11, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.54
Change
-0.2

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.716
Buy
RSI(14)
65.044
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
64.360
Sell
ATR(14)
12.633
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
74.603
Neutral
Williams %R
38.902
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.590
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
495.174
Sell
MA10
489.387
Buy
MA20
474.864
Buy
MA50
443.394
Buy
MA100
412.984
Buy
MA200
377.477
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 6.90. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 71.85%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.27%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 45.86M shares, representing 9.79% of shares outstanding, with 0.40% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
45.86M
-0.34%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
35.95M
-0.59%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
23.42M
-4.37%
State Farm Insurance Companies
18.83M
--
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
10.47M
-0.47%
Fisher Investments
Star Investors
9.42M
+2.26%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
Star Investors
7.35M
--
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
5.58M
-7.35%
Capital World Investors
4.59M
-43.21%
Capital Research Global Investors
4.30M
+15.17%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-10

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.45, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 5.71. The company's beta value is 1.49. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.45
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.48
VaR
+2.68%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+34.29%
240-Day Volatility
+31.72%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.25%
120 days
+5.20%
5 years
+9.88%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.65%
120 days
-3.65%
5 years
-8.64%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.17
120 days
+4.78
5 years
+0.95

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+34.29%
3 years
+34.29%
5 years
+34.29%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.79
3 years
+1.05
5 years
+1.01
Skewness
240 days
+0.40
3 years
+0.25
5 years
+0.22

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+31.72%
5 years
+29.66%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.88%
5 years
+1.37%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+851.47%
240 days
+851.47%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+19.70%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+18.09%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.60%
120 days
+0.61%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+22.16%
60 days
+7.65%
120 days
+9.52%

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