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Taking a Closer Look At Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Following Its Recent Trade

In a filing, Caterpillar Inc revealed its Group President Kaiser Jason unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.86 million on Feb 18 ’25. In the deal valued at $354.70 per share,2,425 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Kaiser Jason now holds 6,275 shares worth roughly $2.13 million.

Then, Kaiser Jason bought 2,425 shares, generating $860,137 in total proceeds.

Before that, Johnson Gerald bought 100 shares. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $36,557 were divested by the Director at a price of $365.57 per share. As a result of the transaction, Johnson Gerald now holds 3,053 shares, worth roughly $1.03 million.

UBS upgraded its Caterpillar Inc [CAT] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on February 03, 2025; the price target was increased to $385 from $355. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Evercore ISI’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid January from “an Underperform” to “an In-line”. Evercore ISI also remained covering CAT and has decreased its forecast on November 13, 2024 with a “an Underperform” recommendation from previously “an In-line” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on October 14, 2024. It rated CAT as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal-weight”.

Price Performance Review of CAT

On Friday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock fall -0.33% to $338.92. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.08%. Caterpillar Inc shares have fallen nearly -6.57% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 6.87% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $418.50 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $307.05 was recorded on 02/24/25. SMA at 50 days reached $369.58, while 200 days put it at $361.86.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For CAT Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 334.95, which if violated will result in even more drops to 330.98. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 344.17. A further resistance level may holdings at 349.42. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 28.18, which indicates oversold technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -12.28, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 91.95%. Stochastics %K at 7.07% indicates the stock is a buying.

The most recent change occurred on June 28, 2024 when Raymond James began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ rating .

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