Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $985,311 were purchased by Johnson Cheryl H on May 14 ’25. At $349.53 per share, Johnson Cheryl H acquired 2,819 shares.
Also, MacLennan David purchased 375 shares, netting a total of over 120,262 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $320.70 each, the insider now holds 6,653 shares.
Before that, Johnson Gerald had added 100 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $31,848, the Director bought Caterpillar Inc shares for $318.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 100 shares, worth approximately $1.21 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on May 30, 2025, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $385. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of May 13, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for CAT. Earlier on May 01, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for CAT stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing CAT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] rose 2.77% to $381.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $373.043, but it reached a high of $382.19 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.14%. Over the course of the year, Caterpillar Inc shares have jumped approximately 15.72%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $409.59 on 01/23/25 and a 52-week low of $267.30 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Caterpillar Inc (CAT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 375.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 369.80. In the upper region, resistance lies at 385.13. The next price resistance is at 388.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 74.00 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Caterpillar Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Caterpillar Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -1.53 million shares to 6.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 7.65 million shares. A decline of -25.05% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.69 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.69.
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In terms of Caterpillar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 361 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.85% from the previous closing price of $371.58. Analysts anticipate Caterpillar Inc stock to reach 395 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 283. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Caterpillar Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2025, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $395.
