Caterpillar Inc’s filing revealed that its Executive Chairman Umpleby III Donald J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $7.94 million on Sep 22 ’25. In the deal valued at $462.65 per share,17,166 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Umpleby III Donald J now holds 465,339 shares worth roughly $226.49 million.
Then, Donald James Umpleby III bought 17,166 shares, generating $8,104,069 in total proceeds.
Before that, Umpleby III Donald J sold 17,168 shares. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $7,088,152 were divested by the Executive Chairman at a price of $412.87 per share. As a result of the transaction, Umpleby III Donald J now holds 482,505 shares, worth roughly $234.84 million.
Erste Group 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 Evercore ISI’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid August from “an In-line” to “an Outperform”. Morgan Stanley also remained covering CAT and has decreased its forecast on August 07, 2025 with a “an Underweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating. Melius revised its rating on July 09, 2025. It rated CAT as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of CAT
On Tuesday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock fall -1.75% to $486.71. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.00%. Caterpillar Inc shares have risen nearly 24.45% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 34.17% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $505.59 was reached on 10/06/25, 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 480.71, which if violated will result in even more drops to 474.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 495.54. A further resistance level may holdings at 504.37.
How much short interest is there in Caterpillar Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Caterpillar Inc stocks on 2025-09-15, growing by 0.86 million shares to a total of 6.94 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 6.08 million shares. There was a rise of 12.38%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on May 30, 2025 when BofA Securities resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $385.
