On Friday, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) opened lower -0.07% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $380.78. Price fluctuations for CAT have ranged from $259.28 to $418.50 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 5.49%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 2.74% at the time writing. With a float of $481.85 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $482.80 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 113200 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 35.91%, operating margin of 20.61%, and the pretax margin is 20.37%.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Caterpillar Inc is 0.20%, while institutional ownership is 72.14%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 04 ’24, was worth 39,857. In this transaction Director of this company bought 100 shares at a rate of $398.57, taking the stock ownership to the 2,953 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 29 ’24, when Company’s Group President sold 6,279 for $408.59, making the entire transaction worth $2,565,537. This insider now owns 33,565 shares in total.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.74% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.51% during the next five years compared to 14.42% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Caterpillar Inc (CAT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.86. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.80. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.10.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 21.57, a number that is poised to hit 5.06 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 22.03 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Caterpillar Inc (CAT)
Looking closely at Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT), its last 5-days average volume was 1.9 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 2.55 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 6.71%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 8.47.
During the past 100 days, Caterpillar Inc’s (CAT) raw stochastic average was set at 65.91%, which indicates a significant increase from 4.88% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.06% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 28.88% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $392.14, while its 200-day Moving Average is $358.43. However, in the short run, Caterpillar Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $382.64. Second resistance stands at $384.76. The third major resistance level sits at $386.64. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $378.64, it is likely to go to the next support level at $376.76. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $374.64.
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) Key Stats
There are currently 482,802K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 183.58 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 67,060 M according to its annual income of 10,335 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 16,106 M and its income totaled 2,464 M.
