Caterpillar Stock Today

CAT Stock  USD 403.70  4.13  1.01%   

Performance

9 of 100

 
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Odds Of Distress

Less than 1

 
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Caterpillar is selling for under 403.70 as of the 28th of November 2024; that is 1.01 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 403.24. Caterpillar has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat ok performance during the last 90 days. Note, on October 22, 2024, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Caterpillar's common stock.
Business Domain
Capital Goods
IPO Date
2nd of January 1962
Category
Industrials
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. Caterpillar operates under Farm Heavy Construction Machinery classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 482.8 M outstanding shares of which 9.76 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 4.25 days to cover. More on Caterpillar

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Caterpillar Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
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ChairmanDonald Umpleby
Thematic IdeaMachinery (View all Themes)
Old Names[Chimata Gold Corp, Papeteries Catala SA, Caterpillar Inc, Caterpillar Inc., Seaprimexco Vietnam, Caterpillar Inc. CEDEAR]
Business ConcentrationConstruction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment, Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, Industrials, Dow Jones Industrial, NYSE Composite, NYSE 100 Index, SP 500 Index, ARCA Institutional, SPASX All Technology, Australia All Ordinaries, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, SP 100, Machinery, Industrials, Machinery, Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, Industrials (View all Sectors)
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Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.860.7666
Moderately Up
Pretty Stable
Gross Profit Margin0.220.3469
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Net Debt20.6 B31.5 B
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Total Current Liabilities17.8 B34.7 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total23.1 B33.2 B
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Total Assets50.5 B87.5 B
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Total Current Assets24 B46.9 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities13.5 B12.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Caterpillar can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Caterpillar's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Caterpillar's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Caterpillar has 38.45 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 2.34, meaning that the company heavily relies on borrowing funds for operations. Caterpillar has a current ratio of 1.38, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Caterpillar to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Other Non Cash Items

889.35 Million
Caterpillar (CAT) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 5205 North O'Connor Boulevard, Irving, TX, United States, 75039 and employs 113,200 people. Caterpillar is listed under Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 196.9 B. Caterpillar runs under Machinery sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 482.8 M outstanding shares of which 9.76 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 4.25 days to cover. Caterpillar has about 7 B in cash with 12.88 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 14.27.
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Ownership Allocation
Caterpillar holds a total of 482.8 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Caterpillar outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Caterpillar to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Caterpillar. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Caterpillar as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on October 22, 2024, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Caterpillar's common stock.
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Caterpillar Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Fmr Inc2024-09-30
4.9 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
4.8 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-06-30
3.9 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2024-09-30
3.6 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-06-30
3.5 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-06-30
3.4 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
3.2 M
Amvescap Plc.2024-06-30
3.2 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-09-30
3.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
46.5 M
State Street Corp2024-06-30
36.6 M
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Caterpillar Historical Income Statement

At this time, Caterpillar's Net Income From Continuing Ops is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Non Operating Income Net Other is likely to gain to about 1.6 B in 2024, whereas Selling General Administrative is likely to drop slightly above 3.8 B in 2024. View More Fundamentals

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Caterpillar Corporate Directors

Edward RustIndependent DirectorProfile
Debra ReedKlagesIndependent DirectorProfile
Juan GallardoIndependent DirectorProfile
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