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 $1.87 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 $0.91 million.
UBS downgraded its Caterpillar Inc [CAT] rating to a Sell from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early February from “a Sell” to “a Neutral”. Evercore ISI also remained covering CAT and has increased its forecast on January 13, 2025 with a “an In-line” recommendation from previously “an Underperform” rating. Evercore ISI revised its rating on November 13, 2024. It rated CAT as “an Underperform” which previously was an “an In-line”.
Price Performance Review of CAT
On Monday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock jump 1.59% to $298.12. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.45%. Caterpillar Inc shares have fallen nearly -17.82% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -19.86% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $418.50 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $267.30 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $335.88, while 200 days put it at $359.75.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CAT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 295.06, which if violated will result in even more drops to 292.00. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 301.83. A further resistance level may holdings at 305.54. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 39.80, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -16.05, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 61.46%. Stochastics %K at 32.86% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Caterpillar Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Caterpillar Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, dropping by -1.94 million shares to a total of 8.13 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 10.07 million shares. There was a decline of -23.82%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
