Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT): Price and Financial Metrics
Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT)
Today's Latest Price: $158.40 USD
Updated Oct 27 2:32pm
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Industry Rank:
Ranked of 60 in Industrial - Machinery
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CAT Stock Summary
- Caterpillar Inc's market capitalization of $88,373,873,040 is ahead of 97.92% of US-listed equities.
- Caterpillar Inc's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 84.6% of US listed stocks.
- CAT's went public 34.84 years ago, making it older than 92.89% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Caterpillar Inc are ZTS, GSK, IBM, SYK, and MMM.
- CAT's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Caterpillar Inc's official web site, go to www.caterpillar.com.
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CAT Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $158.40 | 52-week high | $171.26 |
| Prev. close | $163.20 | 52-week low | $87.50 |
| Day low | $157.01 | Volume | 3,485,582 |
| Day high | $161.85 | Avg. volume | 4,041,659 |
| 50-day MA | $151.83 | Dividend yield | 2.52% |
| 200-day MA | $131.28 | Market Cap | 85.77B |
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: |
| $158.40 | $62.36 | -62% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for CAT, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Caterpillar Inc ranked in the 26th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Our DCF analysis suggests the stock is overvalued by about 61.67%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for CAT, they are:
- The company's compound free cash flow growth rate over the past 5.47 years comes in at -0.04%; that's greater than only 19.78% of US stocks we're applying DCF forecasting to.
- Caterpillar Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than just 8.3% 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 just 0% of stocks in its sector (Industrials).
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -63% |
| 1% | -62% |
| 2% | -62% |
| 3% | -61% |
| 4% | -61% |
| 5% | -61% |
DCO, SYEV, BWXT, FLS, and UPS 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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