In a filing, Caterpillar Inc revealed its Officer Johnson Cheryl H acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.99 million on May 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $349.53 per share,2,819 shares were bought.
Then, MacLennan David bought 375 shares, generating $120,262 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $320.70, the Director now owns 6,653 shares.
Before that, Johnson Gerald bought 100 shares. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $31,848 were divested by the Director at a price of $318.48 per share. As a result of the transaction, Johnson Gerald now holds 3,165 shares, worth roughly $1.18 million.
BofA Securities reiterated its Caterpillar Inc [CAT] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 30, 2025; the price target was $385. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including UBS’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid May from “a Sell” to “a Neutral”. Robert W. Baird also remained covering CAT and has increased its forecast on May 13, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Robert W. Baird revised its rating on May 01, 2025. It rated CAT as “a Neutral” which previously was an “an Underperform”.
Price Performance Review of CAT
On Tuesday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock jump 1.85% to $373.02. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.92%. Caterpillar Inc shares have risen nearly 13.34% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.83% 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.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CAT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 369.26, which if violated will result in even more drops to 365.49. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 375.44. A further resistance level may holdings at 377.87.
How much short interest is there in Caterpillar Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Caterpillar Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, dropping by -0.93 million shares to a total of 6.4 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 7.33 million shares. There was a decline of -14.53%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
