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Caterpillar Analyst Ratings

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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$490.00
Lowest Price Target1
$174.00
Consensus Price Target1
$333.42

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 12.94% upside for Caterpillar Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Evercore ISI Group
DA Davidson
Truist Securities
UBS
Citigroup

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Analyst Ratings for Caterpillar

Buy NowGet Alert
02/19/2025Buy Now8.59%Evercore ISI Group
David Raso65%
$365 → $375MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
02/04/2025Buy Now3.38%DA Davidson
Michael Shlisky49%
$350 → $357MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now26.84%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$455 → $438MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/03/2025Buy Now11.49%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$355 → $385UpgradeSell → NeutralGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now24.52%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$420 → $430MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now41.9%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$515 → $490MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now19.89%B of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$452 → $414MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/31/2025Buy Now-13.12%Morgan Stanley
Angel Castillo46%
$330 → $300MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
01/28/2025Buy Now2.8%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$295 → $355MaintainsSellGet Alert
01/16/2025Buy Now31.76%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$471 → $455MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/14/2025Buy Now21.63%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$460 → $420MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/13/2025Buy Now5.7%Evercore ISI Group
David Raso65%
→ $365UpgradeUnderperform → In-LineGet Alert
12/19/2024Buy Now36.4%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$454 → $471MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy Now33.21%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$435 → $460MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/09/2024Buy Now49.14%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$500 → $515MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
12/06/2024Buy Now37.55%Jefferies
Stephen Volkmann70%
$455 → $475MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/13/2024Buy Now5.7%Evercore ISI Group
David Raso65%
$321 → $365DowngradeIn-Line → UnderperformGet Alert
11/04/2024Buy Now-14.57%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$285 → $295MaintainsSellGet Alert
10/31/2024Buy Now25.97%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$445 → $435MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/31/2024Buy Now-13.12%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$299 → $300MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
10/14/2024Buy Now44.79%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$435 → $500MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/14/2024Buy Now-3.86%Morgan Stanley
Angel Castillo46%
$349 → $332DowngradeEqual-Weight → UnderweightGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now28.87%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
$380 → $445MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/09/2024Buy Now32.05%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$399 → $456MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/30/2024Buy Now25.68%B of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$376 → $434MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/19/2024Buy Now-7.04%Evercore ISI Group
David Raso65%
$338 → $321MaintainsIn-LineGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy Now8.88%B of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$385 → $376MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy Now-2.99%Barclays
Adam Seiden50%
$315 → $335MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy Now-17.47%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$270 → $285MaintainsSellGet Alert
08/07/2024Buy Now15.55%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
$390 → $399ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/28/2024Buy NowRaymond James
Tim Thein51%
Initiates → Market PerformGet Alert
06/26/2024Buy Now10.04%Citigroup
Kyle Menges38%
→ $380Initiates → BuyGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now4.25%HSBC
Helen Fang38%
$330 → $360MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now-1.54%TD Cowen
Matt Elkott71%
$338 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now1.36%Stifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$293 → $350DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
04/18/2024Buy NowOppenheimerMaintainsPerformGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy Now25.97%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$385 → $435MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy Now18.15%Goldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$357 → $408MaintainsBuyGet Alert
03/14/2024Buy Now12.94%Truist Securities
Jamie Cook66%
→ $390Initiates → BuyGet Alert
02/20/2024Buy Now-2.12%Evercore ISI Group
David Raso65%
$321 → $338DowngradeOutperform → In-LineGet Alert
02/12/2024Buy Now-1.54%Citigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$255 → $340MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now11.49%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$345 → $385MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now-25.58%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$210 → $257MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now-5.88%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$290 → $325MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now3.38%Goldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$274 → $357MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/08/2024Buy Now-21.81%Morgan Stanley
Angel Castillo46%
→ $270Initiates → Equal-WeightGet Alert
12/21/2023Buy Now-29.05%Bernstein
Chad Dillard48%
$216 → $245MaintainsMarket PerformGet Alert
12/19/2023Buy Now-15.15%Stifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$285 → $293MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/20/2023Buy Now-27.6%HSBC
Helen Fang38%
→ $250Initiates → HoldGet Alert
11/08/2023Buy Now-14.57%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth73%
$282 → $295MaintainsBuyGet Alert
11/01/2023Buy Now-20.65%Goldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$315 → $274MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/16/2023Buy Now-7.33%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$315 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-13.12%Stifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$275 → $300MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-8.78%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$275 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-7.33%TD Cowen
Matt Elkott71%
$287 → $320MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-17.47%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$240 → $285MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-6.46%B of A Securities
Michael Feniger60%
$283 → $323MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-3.28%Credit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$279 → $334MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-8.78%Goldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$274 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-27.6%Barclays
Adam Seiden50%
$225 → $250MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/02/2023Buy Now-32.24%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$183 → $234MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy Now-21.81%Citigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$240 → $270MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/22/2023Buy Now-23.84%DA Davidson
Michael Shlisky49%
→ $263Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
06/01/2023Buy Now-18.34%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth73%
$266 → $282MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/09/2023Buy Now-23.84%DA Davidson
David Raso65%
$288 → $263MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/08/2023Buy Now-47.87%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$185 → $180MaintainsUnderperformGet Alert
05/01/2023Buy Now-20.36%Stifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$273 → $275MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/28/2023Buy Now-44.69%Morgan Stanley
Dillon Cumming51%
$190 → $191MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
04/28/2023Buy Now-19.21%Credit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$307 → $279MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/12/2023Buy Now-34.84%Deutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$228 → $225MaintainsHoldGet Alert
03/27/2023Buy Now-46.43%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$230 → $185DowngradeNeutral → UnderperformGet Alert
03/10/2023Buy Now-34.84%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$230 → $225DowngradeNeutral → SellGet Alert
02/13/2023Buy Now-33.4%Baird
Mircea Dobre74%
$290 → $230DowngradeOutperform → NeutralGet Alert
02/06/2023Buy Now-24.71%Citigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$250 → $260MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy Now-30.5%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$228 → $240MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy Now-11.39%Credit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$290 → $306MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/01/2023Buy Now-34.84%Barclays
Adam Seiden50%
$200 → $225MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/13/2023Buy Now-14.57%B of A Securities
Joshua Shanker74%
$217 → $295UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
01/10/2023Buy Now-33.97%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$218 → $228MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
12/19/2022Buy Now-21.52%Stifel
Stanley Elliott75%
$260 → $271MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/14/2022Buy Now-44.98%Morgan Stanley
Dillon Cumming51%
$174 → $190MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
11/09/2022Buy Now-20.94%Goldman Sachs
Jerry Revich51%
$252 → $273MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/31/2022Buy Now-33.4%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$225 → $230DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy Now-49.61%Morgan Stanley
Courtney Yakavonis58%
$143 → $174MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy Now-36.87%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$205 → $218MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy Now-26.16%Credit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$236 → $255MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/28/2022Buy Now-36%Deutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$196 → $221DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
10/13/2022Buy Now-58.59%Morgan Stanley
Courtney Yakavonis58%
$142 → $143MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
10/13/2022Buy Now-43.24%Deutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$222 → $196MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/06/2022Buy Now-36.29%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$205 → $220MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
09/30/2022Buy Now-22.97%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth73%
$282 → $266MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/28/2022Buy Now-47.87%Citigroup
Timothy Thein78%
$195 → $180MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/03/2022Buy Now-34.84%UBS
Steven Fisher74%
$250 → $225MaintainsBuyGet Alert
08/03/2022Buy Now-31.66%Credit Suisse
Jamie Cook66%
$226 → $236MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
08/03/2022Buy Now-40.63%Wells Fargo
Seth Weber70%
$230 → $205MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
08/03/2022Buy Now-43.53%Bernstein
Chad Dillard48%
→ $195DowngradeOutperform → Market PerformGet Alert
07/18/2022Buy Now-58.88%Morgan Stanley
Courtney Yakavonis58%
$161 → $142MaintainsUnderweightGet Alert
07/13/2022Buy Now-34.26%Deutsche Bank
Nicole Deblase80%
$240 → $227MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/12/2022Buy Now-40.63%JP Morgan
Tami Zakaria68%
$250 → $205MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/07/2022Buy Now-34.84%Cowen & Co.
Matt Elkott71%
$255 → $225MaintainsOutperformGet 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 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 8.59% upside). 38 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 Evercore ISI Group, and Caterpillar maintained their in-line 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 February 3, 2025 when UBS raised their price target to $385. UBS previously had a sell 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 November 13, 2024 when Evercore ISI Group changed their price target from $321 to $365 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 February 19, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 19, 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 maintained with a price target of $365.00 to $375.00. The current price Caterpillar (CAT) is trading at is $345.32, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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