Shares of Industrials sector company Caterpillar moved -2.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $347.63. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 2,334,630 compared to its average volume of 3,097,924. The S&P 500 index returned a -1.0% performance.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. The company is based in Irving and has 113,200 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $170,009,493,504. Caterpillar currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.5% per year.
19 analysts are following Caterpillar and have set target prices ranging from $250.0 to $440.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At today's prices, CAT is trading 2.96% away from its average analyst target price of $337.62 per share.
Over the last year, CAT's share price has increased by 34.0%, which represents a difference of 13.2% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $382.01 per share whereas its 52 week low is $223.76. With average free cash flows of $6.72 Billion that have been growing at an average rate of 15.2% over the last 5 years, Caterpillar is in a position to continue its strong stock performance trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12,885,000 | 1,597,000 | 11,288,000 | 74.47 |
| 2022 | 7,766,000 | 1,296,000 | 6,470,000 | 5.98 |
| 2021 | 7,198,000 | 1,093,000 | 6,105,000 | 14.13 |
| 2020 | 6,327,000 | 978,000 | 5,349,000 | -8.66 |
| 2019 | 6,912,000 | 1,056,000 | 5,856,000 | 10.87 |
| 2018 | 6,558,000 | 1,276,000 | 5,282,000 |
