Caterpillar
CAT
726.74
+0.95
+0.13%
Caterpillar
US · CAT
#38 by market cap
Listed 1970
726.74
+0.95
+0.13%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 554s ago
· 2026-10-20 15:30
Analyst consensus 15 analysts
Buy
Avg price target 1,001.43 +37.8%
Price target rangecurrent 726.74
Low882.00
Avg1,001.43
High1,155.00
Buy 47%
Hold 53%
Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Wells Fargo | -- | Buy | 1,155.00 |
| 2026-10-08 | J.P. Morgan | -- | Buy | 1,100.00 |
| 2026-10-05 | Truist Financial | -- | Buy | 1,100.00 |
| 2026-09-29 | Morgan Stanley | -- | Hold | 915.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | Bernstein | -- | Hold | 1,002.00 |
| 2026-09-28 | BofA Securities | -- | Buy | 989.00 |
| 2026-09-24 | Bernstein | -- | Hold | 1,002.00 |
| 2026-09-21 | Bernstein | -- | Hold | 1,002.00 |
| 2026-09-18 | BofA Securities | -- | Buy | -- |
| 2026-09-16 | Barclays | -- | Hold | 900.00 |
| 2026-09-14 | Citi | -- | Buy | 1,100.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | Freedom Capital Markets | -- | Buy | 980.00 |
| 2026-09-03 | Bernstein | -- | Hold | 1,002.00 |
| 2026-08-31 | Bernstein | -- | Hold | 1,002.00 |
| 2026-08-19 | Barclays | -- | Hold | 900.00 |
| 2026-08-17 | Wells Fargo | -- | Buy | 1,155.00 |
| 2026-08-06 | D.A. Davidson | -- | Hold | 882.00 |
| 2026-08-06 | Barclays | -- | Hold | 900.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | UBS | -- | Hold | 925.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | BofA Securities | -- | Buy | 989.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | Truist Financial | -- | Buy | 1,225.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | Baird | -- | Hold | 970.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | Morgan Stanley | -- | Hold | 915.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | Citi | -- | Buy | 1,100.00 |
| 2026-08-05 | RBC Capital | -- | Hold | 897.00 |
Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side
Momentum strategy signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Buy
Signals diverge - worth digging into why.
Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.
Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years
✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed
Mixed
1 2
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
- 1 upgrade vs 2 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
- Most recent: Baird moved from Buy to Hold on 2026-07-29.
Recent rating changes
| Date | Firm | Change | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Baird | Buy → Hold | 900.00 |
| 2026-07-27 | Erste Group | Buy → Hold | -- |
| 2026-05-01 | Morgan Stanley | Sell → Hold | 915.00 |
Earnings history price reaction on the day
| Period | Report date | Session | Options expected | Actual move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/Q2 | 2026-08-04 | -- | ±7.17% | +5.60% (in line) |
| 2026/Q1 | 2026-04-30 | -- | ±5.25% | +9.88% (beat) |
| 2025/Q4 | 2026-01-29 | -- | ±5.52% | +3.41% (in line) |
| 2025/Q3 | 2025-10-29 | -- | ±4.96% | +11.63% (beat) |
| 2025/Q2 | 2025-08-05 | -- | ±4.24% | +0.12% (in line) |
| 2025/Q1 | 2025-04-30 | -- | ±5.22% | +0.61% (in line) |
| 2024/Q4 | 2025-01-30 | -- | ±4.20% | -4.64% (beat) |
| 2024/Q3 | 2024-10-30 | -- | ±4.88% | -2.13% (in line) |
| 2024/Q2 | 2024-08-06 | -- | ±7.28% | +3.04% (in line) |
| 2024/Q1 | 2024-04-25 | -- | ±4.85% | -7.02% (beat) |
| 2023/Q4 | 2024-02-05 | -- | ±5.45% | +2.00% (in line) |
| 2023/Q3 | 2023-10-31 | -- | ±5.13% | -6.65% (beat) |
"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.
Quote time 2026-10-20 15:30:10 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.
infrastructure spend and data center construction are both feeding demand for this one at the same time. cyclical name trading like it isn’t cyclical right now, worth watching the backlog closely.