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Caterpillar Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CAT | Benzinga
Caterpillar Inc has a consensus price target of $333.42 based on the ratings of 28 analysts. The high is $490 issued by JP Morgan on January 31, 2025. The low is $174 issued by Morgan Stanley on October 28, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Evercore ISI Group, DA Davidson, and Truist Securities on February 19, 2025, February 4, 2025, and February 3, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $390 between Evercore ISI Group, DA Davidson, and Truist Securities, there's an implied 18.54% upside for Caterpillar Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Evercore ISI Group
DA Davidson
Truist Securities
UBS
Citigroup
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 13.98% | Evercore ISI Group | David Raso66% | $365 → $375 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | 8.51% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky50% | $350 → $357 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 33.13% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | $455 → $438 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 17.02% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $355 → $385 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 30.7% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | $420 → $430 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 48.93% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $515 → $490 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 25.83% | B of A Securities | Michael Feniger60% | $452 → $414 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | -8.82% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo47% | $330 → $300 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 7.9% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $295 → $355 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2025 | Buy Now | 38.29% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | $471 → $455 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 27.66% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | $460 → $420 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2025 | Buy Now | 10.94% | Evercore ISI Group | David Raso66% | → $365 | Upgrade | Underperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2024 | Buy Now | 43.16% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | $454 → $471 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 39.81% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | $435 → $460 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/09/2024 | Buy Now | 56.53% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $500 → $515 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2024 | Buy Now | 44.37% | Jefferies | Stephen Volkmann70% | $455 → $475 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2024 | Buy Now | 10.94% | Evercore ISI Group | David Raso66% | $321 → $365 | Downgrade | In-Line → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -10.34% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $285 → $295 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | 32.21% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | $445 → $435 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2024 | Buy Now | -8.82% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $299 → $300 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 51.97% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $435 → $500 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 0.91% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo47% | $349 → $332 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 35.25% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | $380 → $445 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 38.6% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | $399 → $456 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2024 | Buy Now | 31.91% | B of A Securities | Michael Feniger60% | $376 → $434 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2024 | Buy Now | -2.43% | Evercore ISI Group | David Raso66% | $338 → $321 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 14.28% | B of A Securities | Michael Feniger60% | $385 → $376 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 1.82% | Barclays | Adam Seiden50% | $315 → $335 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | -13.38% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $270 → $285 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 21.27% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | $390 → $399 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Tim Thein56% | — | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 15.5% | Citigroup | Kyle Menges42% | → $380 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 9.42% | HSBC | Helen Fang37% | $330 → $360 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 3.34% | TD Cowen | Matt Elkott73% | $338 → $340 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 6.38% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $293 → $350 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | — | — | Maintains | Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | 32.21% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $385 → $435 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | 24.01% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich52% | $357 → $408 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2024 | Buy Now | 18.54% | Truist Securities | Jamie Cook67% | → $390 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | 2.73% | Evercore ISI Group | David Raso66% | $321 → $338 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2024 | Buy Now | 3.34% | Citigroup | Timothy Thein78% | $255 → $340 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 17.02% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $345 → $385 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | -21.89% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $210 → $257 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | -1.22% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $290 → $325 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 8.51% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich52% | $274 → $357 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2024 | Buy Now | -17.94% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo47% | → $270 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/21/2023 | Buy Now | -25.53% | Bernstein | Chad Dillard48% | $216 → $245 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | -10.94% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $285 → $293 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | -24.01% | HSBC | Helen Fang37% | → $250 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2023 | Buy Now | -10.34% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $282 → $295 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/01/2023 | Buy Now | -16.72% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich52% | $315 → $274 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | -2.74% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $315 → $320 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -8.82% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $275 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -4.26% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $275 → $315 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -2.74% | TD Cowen | Matt Elkott73% | $287 → $320 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -13.38% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $240 → $285 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -1.83% | B of A Securities | Michael Feniger60% | $283 → $323 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | 1.52% | Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook67% | $279 → $334 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -4.26% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich52% | $274 → $315 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -24.01% | Barclays | Adam Seiden50% | $225 → $250 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2023 | Buy Now | -28.88% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $183 → $234 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -17.94% | Citigroup | Timothy Thein78% | $240 → $270 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | -20.06% | DA Davidson | Michael Shlisky50% | → $263 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/01/2023 | Buy Now | -14.29% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $266 → $282 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2023 | Buy Now | -20.06% | DA Davidson | David Raso66% | $288 → $263 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | -45.29% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $185 → $180 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -16.42% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $273 → $275 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -41.95% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $190 → $191 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -15.2% | Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook67% | $307 → $279 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -31.61% | Deutsche Bank | Nicole Deblase80% | $228 → $225 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2023 | Buy Now | -43.77% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $230 → $185 | Downgrade | Neutral → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2023 | Buy Now | -31.61% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $230 → $225 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -30.09% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $290 → $230 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2023 | Buy Now | -20.98% | Citigroup | Timothy Thein78% | $250 → $260 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -27.05% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $228 → $240 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -6.99% | Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook67% | $290 → $306 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/01/2023 | Buy Now | -31.61% | Barclays | Adam Seiden50% | $200 → $225 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -10.34% | B of A Securities | Joshua Shanker73% | $217 → $295 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | -30.7% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $218 → $228 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2022 | Buy Now | -17.63% | Stifel | Stanley Elliott75% | $260 → $271 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -42.25% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $174 → $190 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/09/2022 | Buy Now | -17.02% | Goldman Sachs | Jerry Revich52% | $252 → $273 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2022 | Buy Now | -30.09% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $225 → $230 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -47.11% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $143 → $174 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -33.74% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $205 → $218 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -22.49% | Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook67% | $236 → $255 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -32.83% | Deutsche Bank | Nicole Deblase80% | $196 → $221 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -56.54% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $142 → $143 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -40.43% | Deutsche Bank | Nicole Deblase80% | $222 → $196 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -33.13% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/30/2022 | Buy Now | -19.15% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth74% | $282 → $266 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2022 | Buy Now | -45.29% | Citigroup | Timothy Thein78% | $195 → $180 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | -31.61% | UBS | Steven Fisher74% | $250 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | -28.27% | Credit Suisse | Jamie Cook67% | $226 → $236 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | -37.69% | Wells Fargo | Seth Weber70% | $230 → $205 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2022 | Buy Now | -40.73% | Bernstein | Chad Dillard48% | → $195 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -56.84% | Morgan Stanley | Courtney Yakavonis58% | $161 → $142 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 07/13/2022 | Buy Now | -31.01% | Deutsche Bank | Nicole Deblase80% | $240 → $227 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2022 | Buy Now | -37.69% | JP Morgan | Tami Zakaria70% | $250 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2022 | Buy Now | -31.61% | Cowen & Co. | Matt Elkott73% | $255 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
The latest price target for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was reported by Evercore ISI Group on February 19, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $375.00 expecting CAT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 13.98% upside). 38 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Caterpillar (CAT)?
The latest analyst rating for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was provided by Evercore ISI Group, and Caterpillar maintained their in-line rating.
When was the last upgrade for Caterpillar (CAT)?
The last upgrade for Caterpillar Inc happened on February 3, 2025 when UBS raised their price target to $385. UBS previously had a sell for Caterpillar Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Caterpillar (CAT)?
The last downgrade for Caterpillar Inc happened on November 13, 2024 when Evercore ISI Group changed their price target from $321 to $365 for Caterpillar Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Caterpillar (CAT)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Caterpillar, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Caterpillar was filed on February 19, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 19, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Caterpillar (CAT) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Caterpillar (CAT) rating was a maintained with a price target of $365.00 to $375.00. The current price Caterpillar (CAT) is trading at is $329.01, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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