Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT): Price and Financial Metrics
Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)
Today's Latest Price: $123.32 USD
Updated Jun 2 4:10pm
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Trade Grade Buy & Hold Grade Peer Grade Industry Rank
Industry Rank:
Ranked of 59 in Industrial - Machinery
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CAT Stock Summary
- CAT has a market capitalization of $65,305,156,834 -- more than approximately 97.19% of US stocks.
- The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for CAT is 3.58 -- better than 85.03% of US stocks.
- CAT's went public 34.44 years ago, making it older than 92.89% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Caterpillar Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be ZTS, BDX, SYK, BSX, and CI.
- Visit CAT's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.caterpillar.com.
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CAT Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $123.32 | 52-week high | $150.55 |
| Prev. close | $120.50 | 52-week low | $87.50 |
| Day low | $121.28 | Volume | 2,977,504 |
| Day high | $123.82 | Avg. volume | 4,781,436 |
| 50-day MA | $113.21 | Dividend yield | 3.42% |
| 200-day MA | $128.01 | Market Cap | 66.75B |
Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) Company Bio
Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. The company was founded in 1925 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.
CAT Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $123.32 | $89.96 | -25% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Caterpillar Inc. To summarize, we found that Caterpillar Inc ranked in the 40th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that all scenearios modelled for this stock suggest it is overvalued. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Caterpillar Inc, consider:
- Its compound free cash flow growth rate, as measured over the past 5.77 years, is -0.04% -- higher than only 22.73% of stocks in our DCF forecasting set.
- Caterpillar Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 6%; for context, that number is higher than merely 8.88% of tickers in our DCF set.
- The company's cost of debt, derived from its interest coverage, tax rate, and market capitalization, is greater than only 0% of stocks in its sector (Industrials).
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -27% |
| 1% | -26% |
| 2% | -25% |
| 3% | -24% |
| 4% | -24% |
| 5% | -23% |
FISV, GFF, AXE, NOC, and UNP can be thought of as valuation peers to CAT, in the sense that they are in the Industrials sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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