Caterpillar Inc’s recently made public that 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 $1.28 million.
Melius upgraded its Caterpillar Inc [CAT] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in late May has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. UBS also remained covering CAT and has increased its forecast on May 16, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Sell” rating. Robert W. Baird revised its rating on May 13, 2025. It rated CAT as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of CAT
On Monday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock fall -0.04% to $405.77. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.64%. Caterpillar Inc shares have risen nearly 23.53% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.86% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $418.50 was reached on 07/10/25, 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 403.07, which if violated will result in even more drops to 400.36. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 407.63. A further resistance level may holdings at 409.49.
How much short interest is there in Caterpillar Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Caterpillar Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -1.53 million shares to a total of 6.12 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 7.65 million shares. There was a decline of -25.05%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
