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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 $181.00B. A total of 1.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.06M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Johnson Gerald bought 100 shares of CAT for 398.57 per share on Dec 04 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 2,953 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 29 ’24, Fassino Anthony D. sold 6,279 shares at 408.59 per share. CAT shares that Group President owns now total 33,565.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Fassino Anthony D. acquired of 6,279 shares on Nov 29 ’24 at a per-share price of $408.59. In another insider transaction, BONFIELD ANDREW R J sold 10,000 shares at $405.36 per share on Nov 25 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 55,182.
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 1.45%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.38. CAT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.45% when it declared a $1.41 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.43%. 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 $276.94.
As of this writing, CAT has an earnings estimate of $5.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.37 per share and a lower estimate of $4.73.
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 3.45.
