New Analyst Forecast: $CAT Given 'Outperform' Rating

We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $CAT. Oppenheimer gave a rating of 'Outperform' for $CAT.

$CAT Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CAT in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 07/17/2025
• Melius Research issued a "Buy" rating on 07/09/2025
• Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 06/24/2025
• Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 06/23/2025
• Baird issued a "Outperform" rating on 06/20/2025
• JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/14/2025
• B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/31/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $CAT, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CAT forecast page.

$CAT Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CAT recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $CAT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $414.0.

Here are some recent targets:

• Kristen Owen from Oppenheimer set a target price of $483.0 on 07/17/2025
• Tami Zakaria from JP Morgan set a target price of $475.0 on 07/10/2025
• Rob Wertheimer from Melius Research set a target price of $500.0 on 07/09/2025
• Kyle Menges from Citigroup set a target price of $420.0 on 06/24/2025
• Jamie Cook from Truist Securities set a target price of $414.0 on 06/23/2025
• Mircea Dobre from Baird set a target price of $422.0 on 06/20/2025
• David Raso from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $373.0 on 05/19/2025

$CAT Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CAT stock 14 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 8 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CAT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

• REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 05/15 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 04/08, 02/25.
• REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 4 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 04/17 and 3 sales worth up to $200,000 on 05/12, 03/13, 02/24.
• REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 05/05, 04/04, 03/17 and 0 sales.
• REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE WESTERMAN has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 04/08, 03/03 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 04/21.
• REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 04/07.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$CAT Insider Trading Activity

$CAT insiders have traded $CAT stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CAT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• ANDREW R J BONFIELD (Chief Financial Officer) sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $3,800,899
• JASON KAISER (Group President) sold 2,425 shares for an estimated $860,147
• DAVID MACLENNAN purchased 375 shares for an estimated $120,262
• GERALD JOHNSON has made 2 purchases buying 200 shares for an estimated $68,405 and 0 sales.

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$CAT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,272 institutional investors add shares of $CAT stock to their portfolio, and 1,309 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 8,324,751 shares (-50.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $2,745,502,879
• GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 3,719,545 shares (-99.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,443,964,564
• FMR LLC removed 2,807,415 shares (-59.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $925,885,467
• BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 1,467,525 shares (+31.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $483,989,745
• PACER ADVISORS, INC. added 1,364,183 shares (+2723.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $449,907,553
• ALTSHULER SHAHAM LTD added 1,000,616 shares (+10006160.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $330,003,156
• CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 812,109 shares (+27.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $267,833,548

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

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