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CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering CATERPILLAR INC.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-09 | 15 | $270 | $166 | $235.642 | $292.06 | -19.32% |
| 2021-11-11 | 15 | $270 | $166 | $235.428 | $292.06 | -19.39% |
| 2021-12-09 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $235.285 | $292.06 | -19.44% |
| 2021-12-10 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $235.928 | $292.06 | -19.22% |
| 2022-01-03 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $237.357 | $292.06 | -18.73% |
| 2022-01-10 | 17 | $270 | $164 | $237.571 | $292.06 | -18.66% |
| 2022-01-13 | 17 | $270 | $164 | $236.733 | $292.06 | -18.94% |
| 2022-01-20 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $236.384 | $292.06 | -19.06% |
| 2022-01-30 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237.214 | $292.06 | -18.78% |
| 2022-03-07 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237 | $292.06 | -18.85% |
| 2022-03-08 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $240.214 | $292.06 | -17.75% |
| 2022-03-22 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $239.6 | $292.06 | -17.96% |
| 2022-03-25 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $240.533 | $292.06 | -17.64% |
| 2022-04-01 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $237.615 | $292.06 | -18.64% |
| 2022-04-29 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $238.23 | $292.06 | -18.43% |
| 2022-05-09 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $239.09 | $292.06 | -18.14% |
| 2022-05-12 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237.083 | $292.06 | -18.82% |
| 2022-05-17 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $236.75 | $292.06 | -18.94% |
| 2022-05-26 | 15 | $282 | $164 | $237.75 | $292.06 | -18.6% |
| 2022-06-03 | 15 | $282 | $164 | $238.5 | $292.06 | -18.34% |
| 2022-08-02 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $221.538 | $292.06 | -24.15% |
| 2022-08-03 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $223.923 | $292.06 | -23.33% |
| 2022-08-08 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $217.307 | $292.06 | -25.6% |
| 2022-09-17 | 15 | $282 | $142 | $217.307 | $292.06 | -25.6% |
| 2022-09-28 | 15 | $282 | $142 | $216.538 | $292.06 | -25.86% |
| 2022-09-30 | 16 | $266 | $142 | $215.307 | $292.06 | -26.28% |
| 2022-10-11 | 16 | $266 | $142 | $216.461 | $292.06 | -25.88% |
| 2022-10-14 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.538 | $292.06 | -26.54% |
| 2022-10-17 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.846 | $292.06 | -26.44% |
| 2022-10-27 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.846 | $292.06 | -26.44% |
| 2022-10-31 | 16 | $266 | $174 | $223.076 | $292.06 | -23.62% |
| 2022-11-03 | 16 | $266 | $174 | $229.846 | $292.06 | -21.3% |
| 2022-11-22 | 16 | $285 | $174 | $231.769 | $292.06 | -20.64% |
| 2022-12-12 | 16 | $285 | $174 | $233.615 | $292.06 | -20.01% |
| 2022-12-14 | 16 | $285 | $190 | $234.846 | $292.06 | -19.59% |
| 2023-01-03 | 16 | $285 | $190 | $235.692 | $292.06 | -19.3% |
| 2023-01-10 | 16 | $285 | $190 | $236.23 | $292.06 | -19.12% |
| 2023-01-12 | 16 | $285 | $190 | $237.166 | $292.06 | -18.8% |
| 2023-01-26 | 15 | $295 | $190 | $246 | $292.06 | -15.77% |
| 2023-01-30 | 14 | $295 | $190 | $246 | $292.06 | -15.77% |
| 2023-02-01 | 16 | $295 | $190 | $244.384 | $292.06 | -16.32% |
| 2023-02-02 | 16 | $300 | $190 | $248 | $292.06 | -15.09% |
| 2023-02-06 | 16 | $300 | $190 | $249.769 | $292.06 | -14.48% |
| 2023-03-03 | 16 | $300 | $190 | $248.357 | $292.06 | -14.96% |
| 2023-03-14 | 16 | $300 | $190 | $248 | $292.06 | -15.09% |
| 2023-04-28 | 16 | $300 | $190 | $247.928 | $292.06 | -15.11% |
| 2023-05-01 | 16 | $300 | $191 | $243.571 | $292.06 | -16.6% |
| 2023-05-16 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $240.937 | $292.06 | -17.5% |
| 2023-06-12 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $241.937 | $292.06 | -17.16% |
| 2023-06-16 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $244 | $292.06 | -16.46% |
| 2023-06-22 | 19 | $300 | $180 | $245.117 | $292.06 | -16.07% |
| 2023-06-29 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $248.375 | $292.06 | -14.96% |
| 2023-07-10 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $249.312 | $292.06 | -14.64% |
| 2023-08-01 | 18 | $300 | $180 | $249.937 | $292.06 | -14.42% |
| 2023-08-04 | 19 | $350 | $195 | $275.588 | $292.06 | -5.64% |
| 2023-08-07 | 18 | $350 | $195 | $275.588 | $292.06 | -5.64% |
| 2023-08-16 | 18 | $350 | $195 | $277.411 | $292.06 | -5.02% |
| 2023-09-27 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $280.647 | $292.06 | -3.91% |
| 2023-10-11 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $280.823 | $292.06 | -3.85% |
| 2023-10-17 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $279.294 | $292.06 | -4.37% |
| 2023-10-31 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $279.588 | $292.06 | -4.27% |
| 2023-11-03 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $266.823 | $292.06 | -8.64% |
| 2023-11-08 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $265.058 | $292.06 | -9.25% |
| 2023-12-05 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $265.823 | $292.06 | -8.98% |
| 2023-12-08 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $264.944 | $292.06 | -9.28% |
| 2023-12-19 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $264.888 | $292.06 | -9.3% |
| 2023-12-26 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $265.333 | $292.06 | -9.15% |
| 2023-12-29 | 19 | $350 | $208 | $265.055 | $292.06 | -9.25% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 114 days, CAT's average price target has gone down $15.59.
CAT reports an average of 3.21% for its upside potential over the past 50 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-13 | 15 | 295 | 190 | 246.000 | 258.46 | -4.82% |
| 2023-06-16 | 18 | 300 | 180 | 244.000 | 245.27 | -0.52% |
| 2023-08-29 | 19 | 350 | 208 | 280.647 | 280.03 | 0.22% |
| 2023-09-05 | 19 | 350 | 208 | 280.647 | 281.63 | -0.35% |
| 2023-12-08 | 19 | 350 | 208 | 264.944 | 259.50 | 2.1% |
CAT Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.42 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
CAT's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.16 over the prior 31 months.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- CATERPILLAR INC's average analyst price target is higher than 6975.65% of all US stocks.
- CATERPILLAR INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 812.52% of all US stocks.
- CAT has a greater number of analysts covering the stock than 6707.38% of Machinery stocks.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Machinery stocks, CATERPILLAR INC's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -5436.07% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Machinery industry with the ratings most similar to CATERPILLAR INC are AGCO, DE, and XYL.
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