Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $8,673,808 were sold by Umpleby III Donald J on Oct 10 ’25. At $505.29 per share, Umpleby III Donald J sold 17,166 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 448,173 shares worth approximately $262.4 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Donald James Umpleby III purchased 17,166 shares, netting a total of over 8,433,656 in proceeds.
Before that, Umpleby III Donald J had sold 17,166 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,941,850, the Executive Chairman traded Caterpillar Inc shares for $462.65 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 17,166 shares, worth approximately $272.45 million.
As published in their initiating research note from RBC Capital Mkts on October 22, 2025, Caterpillar Inc [CAT] has been a Sector perform and the price target has been revised to $560. Analysts at Erste Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 19, 2025, Evercore ISI has increased its “an In-line” rating to a “an Outperform” for CAT. Earlier on August 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for CAT stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing CAT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE: CAT] rose 11.63% to $585.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $558.0, but it reached a high of $596.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.93%. Over the course of the year, Caterpillar Inc shares have jumped approximately 51.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $596.21 on 10/29/25 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 563.59, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 541.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 601.80. The next price resistance is at 618.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 78.08 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Caterpillar Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Caterpillar Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.88 million shares to 7.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 6.94 million shares. A jump of 11.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
Which companies own the most shares of Caterpillar Inc (CAT)?
In terms of Caterpillar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 502 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.28% from the previous closing price of $524.47. Analysts anticipate Caterpillar Inc stock to reach 582 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 480. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Caterpillar Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 09, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $500.
