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Caterpillar Analyst Ratings

CATNYSE
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$313.96
At close: May 1 EDT
$313.96
0.000.00%
Pre-Market: 5:30 PM EDT
Q1 2025 Earnings were released on Wed Apr 30th, before the market open
The most recent conference call was at 8:30 AM, 2 days ago Click to view past webcast
Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$475.00
Lowest Price Target1
$174.00
Consensus Price Target1
$322.88

Caterpillar Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:CAT | Benzinga

Caterpillar Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Caterpillar Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Truist Securities
Oppenheimer
Baird
DA Davidson
Morgan Stanley

1calculated from analyst ratings

Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar

Buy NowGet Alert
05/01/2025Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$389 → $396ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/01/2025Buy NowOppenheimer
Kristen Owen52%
→ $395UpgradePerform → OutperformGet Alert
05/01/2025Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$300 → $309UpgradeUnderperform → NeutralGet Alert
04/21/2025Buy NowDA Davidson
Michael Shlisky47%
$357 → $325MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/16/2025Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Angel Castillo48%
$300 → $283UpgradeUnderweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
04/14/2025Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$490 → $380MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$430 → $320MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$438 → $389MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/07/2025Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$385 → $243DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
02/19/2025Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
David Raso63%
$365 → $375MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
02/04/2025Buy NowDA Davidson
Michael Shlisky47%
$350 → $357MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$455 → $438MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$355 → $385UpgradeSell → NeutralGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$420 → $430MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$515 → $490MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy NowB of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$452 → $414MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Angel Castillo48%
$330 → $300MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
01/28/2025Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$295 → $355MaintainsSellGet Alert
01/16/2025Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$471 → $455MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/14/2025Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$460 → $420MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/13/2025Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
David Raso63%
→ $365UpgradeUnderperform → In-LineGet Alert
12/19/2024Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$454 → $471MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$435 → $460MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$500 → $515MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/06/2024Buy NowJefferies
Stephen Volkmann70%
$455 → $475MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/13/2024Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
David Raso63%
$321 → $365DowngradeIn-Line → UnderperformGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$285 → $295MaintainsSellGet Alert
10/31/2024Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$445 → $435MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/31/2024Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$299 → $300MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
10/14/2024Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$435 → $500MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/14/2024Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Angel Castillo48%
$349 → $332DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$380 → $445MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$399 → $456MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy NowB of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$376 → $434MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/19/2024Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
David Raso63%
$338 → $321MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy NowB of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$385 → $376MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy NowBarclays
Adam Seiden50%
$315 → $335MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$270 → $285MaintainsSellGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$390 → $399ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/28/2024Buy NowRaymond James
Tim Thein48%
Initiates → Market PerformGet Alert
06/26/2024Buy NowCitigroup
Kyle Menges38%
→ $380Initiates → BuyGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy NowHSBC
Helen Fang29%
$330 → $360MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy NowTD Cowen
Matt Elkott70%
$338 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy NowStifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$293 → $350DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
04/18/2024Buy NowOppenheimerMaintainsPerformGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$385 → $435MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$357 → $408MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/14/2024Buy NowTruist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
→ $390Initiates → BuyGet Alert
02/20/2024Buy NowEvercore ISI Group
David Raso63%
$321 → $338DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet Alert
02/12/2024Buy NowCitigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$255 → $340MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$345 → $385MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$210 → $257MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy NowWells Fargo
Seth Weber71%
$290 → $325MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$274 → $357MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/08/2024Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Angel Castillo48%
→ $270Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/21/2023Buy NowBernstein
Chad Dillard48%
$216 → $245MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
12/19/2023Buy NowStifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$285 → $293MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/20/2023Buy NowHSBC
Helen Fang29%
→ $250Initiates → HoldGet Alert
11/08/2023Buy NowTigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$282 → $295MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/01/2023Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$315 → $274MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/16/2023Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$315 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowStifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$275 → $300MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$275 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowTD Cowen
Matt Elkott70%
$287 → $320MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowWells Fargo
Seth Weber71%
$240 → $285MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowB of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$283 → $323MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowCredit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$279 → $334MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$274 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowBarclays
Adam Seiden50%
$225 → $250MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$183 → $234MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy NowCitigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$240 → $270MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/22/2023Buy NowDA Davidson
Michael Shlisky47%
→ $263Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
06/01/2023Buy NowTigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$266 → $282MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/09/2023Buy NowDA Davidson
David Raso63%
$288 → $263MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/08/2023Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$185 → $180MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
05/01/2023Buy NowStifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$273 → $275MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/28/2023Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Dillon Cumming51%
$190 → $191MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
04/28/2023Buy NowCredit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$307 → $279MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/12/2023Buy NowDeutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$228 → $225MaintainsHoldGet Alert
03/27/2023Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$230 → $185DowngradeNeutral → UnderperformGet Alert
03/10/2023Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$230 → $225DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
02/13/2023Buy NowBaird
Mircea Dobre74%
$290 → $230DowngradeOutperform → NeutralGet Alert
02/06/2023Buy NowCitigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$250 → $260MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy NowWells Fargo
Seth Weber71%
$228 → $240MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy NowCredit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$290 → $306MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy NowBarclays
Adam Seiden50%
$200 → $225MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/13/2023Buy NowB of A Securities
Joshua Shanker76%
$217 → $295UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
01/10/2023Buy NowWells Fargo
Seth Weber71%
$218 → $228MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/19/2022Buy NowStifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$260 → $271MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/14/2022Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Dillon Cumming51%
$174 → $190MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
11/09/2022Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$252 → $273MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/31/2022Buy NowUBS
Steven Fisher73%
$225 → $230DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Courtney Yakavonis58%
$143 → $174MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy NowWells Fargo
Seth Weber71%
$205 → $218MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy NowCredit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$236 → $255MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy NowDeutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$196 → $221DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
10/13/2022Buy NowMorgan Stanley
Courtney Yakavonis58%
$142 → $143MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/13/2022Buy NowDeutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$222 → $196MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/06/2022Buy NowJP Morgan
Tami Zakaria67%
$205 → $220MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/30/2022Buy NowTigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$282 → $266MaintainsBuyGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?

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The latest price target for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was reported by Truist Securities on May 1, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $396.00 expecting CAT to rise to within 12 months (a possible 26.13% upside). 41 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Caterpillar (CAT)?

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The latest analyst rating for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) was provided by Truist Securities, and Caterpillar reiterated their buy rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Caterpillar (CAT)?

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The last upgrade for Caterpillar Inc happened on May 1, 2025 when Oppenheimer raised their price target to $395. Oppenheimer previously had a perform for Caterpillar Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Caterpillar (CAT)?

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The last downgrade for Caterpillar Inc happened on April 7, 2025 when UBS changed their price target from $385 to $243 for Caterpillar Inc.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Caterpillar (CAT)?

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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 May 1, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 1, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Caterpillar (CAT) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Caterpillar (CAT) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $389.00 to $396.00. The current price Caterpillar (CAT) is trading at is $313.96, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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