Large-cap Industrials company Caterpillar has logged a 0.4% change today on a trading volume of 2,176,453. The average volume for the stock is 2,814,055.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. Based in Irving, United States the company has 109,100 full time employees and a market cap of $130,486,124,544. Caterpillar currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.0% per year.
The company is now trading -2.49% away from its average analyst target price of $262.86 per share. The 22 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $175.0 to $350.0, and on average give Caterpillar a rating of hold.
Over the last 52 weeks, CAT stock has risen 12.0%, which amounts to a -5.0% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $293.88 whereas its 52 week low is $204.04 per share. Based on Caterpillar's average net margin growth of 3.7% over the last 6 years, its core business is on track for profitability and its strong stock performance may continue in the long term.
Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Net Profit ($ k) | Net Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 66,587,000 | 9,113,000 | 14 | 27.27 |
2022 | 59,427,000 | 6,705,000 | 11 | -15.38 |
2021 | 50,971,000 | 6,493,000 | 13 | 85.71 |
2020 | 41,748,000 | 3,003,000 | 7 | -36.36 |
2019 | 53,800,000 | 6,094,000 | 11 | 0.0 |
2018 | 54,722,000 | 6,148,000 | 11 |