KD Logo

Investing in Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Is Getting More Attractive

In a filing, Caterpillar Inc. revealed its Group President Fassino Anthony D. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.51 million on Feb 28 ’24. In the deal valued at $329.80 per share,4,575 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Fassino Anthony D. now holds 23,474 shares worth roughly $8.21 million.

Then, MacLennan David bought 350 shares, generating $113,180 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $323.37, the Director now owns 5,238 shares.

Before that, Fassino Anthony D. sold 4,494 shares. Caterpillar Inc. shares valued at $1,446,888 were divested by the Group President at a price of $321.96 per share. As a result of the transaction, Fassino Anthony D. now holds 30,389 shares, worth roughly $10.63 million.

TD Cowen reiterated its Caterpillar Inc. [CAT] rating to a Buy in a research note published on April 26, 2024; the price target was $340. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Stifel’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late April from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Truist began covering CAT with “Buy” recommendation on March 14, 2024. Evercore ISI revised its rating on February 20, 2024. It rated CAT as “an In-line” which previously was an “an Outperform”.

Price Performance Review of CAT

On Monday, Caterpillar Inc. [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock jump 1.87% to $349.80. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.18%. Caterpillar Inc. shares have risen nearly 18.31% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 63.21% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $382.01 was reached on 04/08/24, a 52-week low of $204.04 was recorded on 01/17/24. SMA at 50 days reached $349.78, while 200 days put it at $292.80. A total of 2.17 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 3.32 million shares in the previous session.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For CAT Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 345.54, which if violated will result in even more drops to 341.27. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 352.51. A further resistance level may holdings at 355.21. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 45.36, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -14.84, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 55.87%. Stochastics %K at 28.96% indicates the stock is a holding.

The most recent change occurred on February 06, 2024 when TD Cowen resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $338.

Most Popular

[the_ad id="945"]