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CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering CAT.
| 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 | $228.29 | 3.22% |
| 2021-11-11 | 15 | $270 | $166 | $235.428 | $228.29 | 3.13% |
| 2021-12-09 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $235.285 | $228.29 | 3.06% |
| 2021-12-10 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $235.928 | $228.29 | 3.35% |
| 2022-01-03 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $237.357 | $228.29 | 3.97% |
| 2022-01-10 | 17 | $270 | $164 | $237.571 | $228.29 | 4.07% |
| 2022-01-13 | 17 | $270 | $164 | $236.733 | $228.29 | 3.7% |
| 2022-01-20 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $236.384 | $228.29 | 3.55% |
| 2022-01-30 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237.214 | $228.29 | 3.91% |
| 2022-03-07 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237 | $228.29 | 3.82% |
| 2022-03-08 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237 | $228.29 | 3.82% |
| 2022-03-22 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $239.6 | $228.29 | 4.95% |
| 2022-03-25 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $240.533 | $228.29 | 5.36% |
| 2022-04-01 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $239.571 | $228.29 | 4.94% |
| 2022-04-29 | 16 | $270 | $164 | $238.23 | $228.29 | 4.35% |
| 2022-05-09 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $239.09 | $228.29 | 4.73% |
| 2022-05-12 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $237.083 | $228.29 | 3.85% |
| 2022-05-17 | 15 | $270 | $164 | $236.75 | $228.29 | 3.71% |
| 2022-05-26 | 15 | $282 | $164 | $237.75 | $228.29 | 4.14% |
| 2022-06-03 | 15 | $282 | $164 | $238.5 | $228.29 | 4.47% |
| 2022-08-02 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $221.538 | $228.29 | -2.96% |
| 2022-08-03 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $223.923 | $228.29 | -1.91% |
| 2022-08-08 | 16 | $282 | $142 | $217.307 | $228.29 | -4.81% |
| 2022-09-17 | 15 | $282 | $142 | $217.307 | $228.29 | -4.81% |
| 2022-09-28 | 15 | $282 | $142 | $216.538 | $228.29 | -5.15% |
| 2022-09-30 | 16 | $266 | $142 | $215.307 | $228.29 | -5.69% |
| 2022-10-11 | 16 | $266 | $142 | $216.461 | $228.29 | -5.18% |
| 2022-10-14 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.538 | $228.29 | -6.02% |
| 2022-10-17 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.846 | $228.29 | -5.89% |
| 2022-10-27 | 16 | $266 | $143 | $214.846 | $228.29 | -5.89% |
| 2022-10-31 | 16 | $266 | $174 | $223.076 | $228.29 | -2.28% |
| 2022-11-03 | 16 | $266 | $174 | $229.846 | $228.29 | 0.68% |
| 2022-11-22 | 16 | $285 | $174 | $231.769 | $228.29 | 1.52% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
CAT's average price target has moved up $100.87 over the prior 30 months.
CAT reports an average of 12.56% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-02 | 15 | 270 | 164 | 237.083 | 212.07 | 11.79% |
| 2022-05-09 | 15 | 270 | 164 | 239.090 | 206.29 | 15.9% |
| 2022-08-02 | 16 | 282 | 142 | 221.538 | 183.51 | 20.72% |
| 2022-08-15 | 15 | 282 | 142 | 217.307 | 195.95 | 10.9% |
| 2022-08-24 | 15 | 282 | 142 | 217.307 | 194.16 | 11.92% |
CAT Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.52 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 25 months, CAT's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.36.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for CAT as an investment opportunity.
- CAT has a higher average analyst price target than 3467.68% of all US stocks.
- In the context of all US stocks, CATERPILLAR INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 488.68% of them.
- CAT has a greater number of analysts covering the stock than 3437.96% of Machinery stocks.
- CAT has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than -2565.66% of Machinery stocks.
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