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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 $265.78B. A total of 1.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.95M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ANTHONY FASSINO bought 8,184 shares of CAT for 570.18 per share on Nov 10 ’25. In a previous transaction on Nov 05 ’25, De Lange Bob sold 14,638 shares at 562.36 per share. CAT shares that Group President owns now total 80,209.
Among the insiders who bought shares, MacLennan David acquired of 300 shares on Nov 06 ’25 at a per-share price of $568.86. This resulted in the Director holding 7,947 shares of CAT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Schaupp William E sold 1,200 shares at $572.22 per share on Nov 05 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Accounting Officer now total 1,323.
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 $5.84, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.03%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.14.
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 $596.21 and a low of $267.30.
As of this writing, CAT has an earnings estimate of $4.63 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.15 per share and a lower estimate of $4.18. The company reported an EPS of $5.14 in the last quarter
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 $44.14, 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 4.00.
