NYSE · CAT
Industrials · Agricultural - Machinery
$622.75
Down-$24.64 (-3.81%)
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 6:26 PM
SID Score
5.9/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
57/100
Neutral
Price performance · CAT
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
CAT closed at $622.75 after 21 trading sessions, down 26.34% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $627.32 | $637.70 | $616.66 | $622.75 | 5.3M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $636.33 | $664.465 | $631.01 | $647.39 | 8.17M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $730.00 | $732.73 | $707.63 | $713.38 | 3.42M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $703.76 | $716.00 | $699.435 | $713.31 | 2.49M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $685.41 | $696.2192 | $679.50 | $692.13 | 2.32M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $694.37 | $696.05 | $681.23 | $687.00 | 3.02M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $721.37 | $722.40 | $695.33 | $704.05 | 3.09M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $745.00 | $745.00 | $729.88 | $740.21 | 2.14M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $711.00 | $734.38 | $708.75 | $725.24 | 2.66M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $739.50 | $740.00 | $718.44 | $725.79 | 2.64M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $734.36 | $742.98 | $728.69 | $730.76 | 2.87M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $725.75 | $740.21 | $704.0101 | $735.64 | 4.5M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $761.60 | $770.345 | $742.01 | $748.98 | 3.36M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $791.00 | $792.70 | $755.31 | $772.78 | 3.6M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $798.42 | $812.00 | $795.7611 | $799.37 | 1.46M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $796.22 | $804.31 | $791.19 | $800.47 | 2.22M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $808.70 | $821.9067 | $788.89 | $796.18 | 2.79M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $846.00 | $846.00 | $806.29 | $813.83 | 3.34M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $853.00 | $876.95 | $851.465 | $863.44 | 1.97M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $843.17 | $857.85 | $821.77 | $848.14 | 2.3M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $840.80 | $858.87 | $836.46 | $845.42 | 2.39M |
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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, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Overweight | — |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Outperform | — |
Generated Oct 31, 2026, 3:10 PM
Caterpillar shares fell 3.81% today as Q3 earnings results failed to impress investors, with concerns about margin compression and tariff headwinds offsetting the company's impressive $78 billion backlog. The stock has now declined nearly 13% over two days and approximately 25-30% over three months, signaling broader market concerns about equipment demand and profitability.
Bottom line: Caterpillar faces a classic disconnect between strong order books and weak current profitability, with margin compression and tariff uncertainty driving recent weakness. While the 25-30% decline creates potential value opportunities, investors should demand clarity on margin recovery timelines and tariff impacts before adding positions. The stock appears fairly valued at current levels but lacks near-term catalysts to reignite momentum.
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Key TakeawaysTruist cut its Caterpillar price target to $1,027 from $1,100 on Oct. 30 and kept its Buy rating, a target 65% above the current share price.
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Key Stats for Caterpillar StockCurrent Price: $622. 75Target Price (Mid): ~$990Street Target: ~$920Potential Total Return: ~59%Annualized IRR: ~12% / yearWhat Happened?Caterpillar (CAT:NYSE) fell 12.
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Caterpillar just posted Q3 2026 results that were built for heavy machinery investors, not momentum traders. The stock came into the release under pressure and dropped a further 3.8% today, even as adjusted earnings per share landed at about US$7.20 and adjusted operating margin reached 20.6%. That pullback suggests that sentiment is fixated on near term worry, while the income statement is still showing strong profitability. Like Caterpillar’s profitability but uncomfortable with a stock...
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
With the recent buzz around Caterpillar Inc‘s third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, Oct. 29., some investors may be eyeing potential dividend gains. Currently, the construction equipment manufacturer has an annual dividend yield of 0.91%, with a quarterly dividend amount of...
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Caterpillar Inc. shares are trading at $622.75, reflecting a daily decline of approximately 1.07% per SID market data. The stock has experienced significant downward pressure over the past month, losing $24.64, and has declined $24.97 over the trailing three months. On a one-year basis, CAT is essentially flat, down just 0.05%, indicating that recent selling has erased nearly all gains accumulated over the prior twelve months. Technically, the stock is trading well below both its 50-day moving average of $783.30 and its 200-day moving average of $815.52, according to Massive/Polygon data, signaling a pronounced bearish trend. The 14-day RSI stands at 15.9, placing CAT deep in oversold territory and suggesting extreme selling pressure. The stock carries a beta of 1.563, indicating substantially higher volatility than the broader market. Average daily trading volume is approximately 2.87 million shares, and the current market capitalization stands at roughly $293 billion.
Caterpillar Inc. currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.64, a premium valuation relative to many Industrials sector peers, according to SID market data. The company's PEG ratio is deeply negative at -31.18, reflecting expectations of earnings contraction rather than growth, which complicates traditional growth-adjusted valuation frameworks. The price-to-book ratio stands at 14.19, per SEC filings, indicating that investors are paying a substantial premium over book value, a characteristic partly attributable to Caterpillar's capital-intensive operations and significant share repurchase programs that have reduced shareholders' equity over time. The company offers a dividend yield of approximately 0.93%, providing modest income for shareholders. With the stock trading significantly below key moving averages yet maintaining an elevated P/E multiple, the valuation profile suggests the market still prices in resilient long-term earnings power despite near-term headwinds facing the heavy equipment manufacturer within the broader Industrials sector.
Caterpillar Inc. registers a smart money score of 57 out of 100, reflecting a neutral overall signal per SID market data. Institutional positioning is the strongest component, scoring a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating robust conviction among large asset managers and mutual funds holding the stock. Congressional trading activity scores 12.8 out of 25, suggesting moderate interest from members of Congress in CAT shares. Insider activity scores 10.2 out of 25, with SEC Form 4 filings revealing 20 insider transactions over the past 90 days, evenly split between 10 purchases and 10 sales. This balanced insider activity suggests neither strong bullish conviction nor aggressive profit-taking among corporate executives and directors. Dark pool activity scores 9.0 out of 25, indicating relatively subdued off-exchange institutional block trading. The combination of maximum institutional confidence alongside modest insider and dark pool signals produces a mixed overall smart money profile, according to 13F institutional filings and Form 4 data.
Caterpillar Inc. has demonstrated a consistent pattern of beating analyst expectations in recent quarters, according to company earnings reports. In the most recently reported quarter, the company posted earnings per share of $5.54 against an estimate of $4.62, delivering a surprise of $0.92. The following quarter showed an even more pronounced beat, with actual EPS of $8.17 compared to the $6.17 consensus estimate, a $2.00 positive surprise per analyst estimates. The quarter ending with the October 2026 report saw EPS of $7.20 versus the $7.05 estimate, a more modest $0.15 beat. Looking ahead, analysts project EPS of $6.94 for the upcoming quarter with results expected on October 28, 2026. The sequential decline in estimates from the $8.17 peak suggests analysts anticipate some normalization in earnings, though Caterpillar's track record of exceeding expectations across three consecutive quarters provides historical context for future reporting periods.
Wall Street analysts maintain a generally constructive stance on Caterpillar Inc., with the most recent ratings activity occurring on October 29-30, 2026, per SID consensus data. Wells Fargo reiterated its Overweight rating, while Truist Securities maintained a Buy rating, representing the most bullish calls among recent coverage updates. Oppenheimer also reaffirmed its Outperform rating on October 29, signaling confidence in the stock's upside potential. Morgan Stanley maintained an Equal-Weight rating, reflecting a more neutral outlook, while RBC Capital reiterated its Sector Perform designation, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Notably, none of the five recent analyst actions involved a downgrade or a change in direction, with all five reiterating their prior ratings. This consensus stability is noteworthy given the stock's steep decline below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages and its deeply oversold RSI reading of 15.9. The absence of downgrades amid significant price weakness suggests analysts view the selloff as potentially disconnected from fundamental deterioration.
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