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Stocks Info
Caterpillar Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry. The current market capitalization of Caterpillar Inc is $192.93B. A total of 1.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.35M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BONFIELD ANDREW R J sold 10,000 shares of CAT for 405.36 per share on Nov 25 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 55,182 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 25 ’24, Andrew Bonfield bought 20,000 shares at 397.49 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SCHWAB SUSAN C disposed of 2 shares on Nov 15 ’24 at a per-share price of $383.20. This resulted in the Director holding 10,846 shares of CAT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, De Lange Bob sold 12,657 shares at $410.25 per share on Nov 07 ’24. Company shares held by the Group President now total 71,107.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Caterpillar Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.42, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.72. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CAT has a high of $418.50 and a low of $246.01.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
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. 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.
