After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
CAT belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of Caterpillar Inc is $188.10B. A total of 1.83 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.31M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SCHWAB SUSAN C sold 2 shares of CAT for 383.20 per share on Nov 15 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 10,846 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, De Lange Bob sold 12,657 shares at 410.25 per share. CAT shares that Group President owns now total 71,107.
Among the insiders who bought shares, De Lange Bob acquired of 12,657 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $383.37. In another insider transaction, Fassino Anthony D. sold 5,509 shares at $409.84 per share on Nov 06 ’24. Company shares held by the Group President now total 33,442.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Caterpillar Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.42, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.39%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.07. CAT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/21/2024 when it declared a $1.41 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/22/2024. The CAT stock dividend was $1.41 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CAT has a high of $418.50 and a low of $241.81.
As of this writing, CAT has an earnings estimate of $5.05 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.33 per share and a lower estimate of $4.73. The company reported an EPS of $5.23 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. CAT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $9.25B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $37.79B in debt and $29.85B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $40.18, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $16.52B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CAT is Buy with a score of 3.35.
