Caterpillar Inc’s recently made public that its Executive Chairman Umpleby III Donald J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $8.67 million on Oct 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $505.29 per share,17,166 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Umpleby III Donald J now holds 448,173 shares worth roughly $245.41 million.
Then, Donald James Umpleby III bought 17,166 shares, generating $8,433,656 in total proceeds.
Before that, Umpleby III Donald J sold 17,166 shares. Caterpillar Inc shares valued at $7,941,850 were divested by the Executive Chairman at a price of $462.65 per share. As a result of the transaction, Umpleby III Donald J now holds 465,339 shares, worth roughly $254.81 million.
RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Caterpillar Inc [CAT] rating to a Sector perform in a research note published on October 22, 2025; the price target was $560. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Erste Group’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Evercore ISI also remained covering CAT and has increased its forecast on August 19, 2025 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “an In-line” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on August 07, 2025. It rated CAT as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal-weight”.
Price Performance Review of CAT
On Tuesday, Caterpillar Inc [NYSE:CAT] saw its stock fall -4.03% to $547.58. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.41%. Caterpillar Inc shares have risen nearly 45.56% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 50.95% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $596.21 was reached on 10/29/25, 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 539.69, which if violated will result in even more drops to 531.79. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 560.99. A further resistance level may holdings at 574.39.
How much short interest is there in Caterpillar Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Caterpillar Inc stocks on 2025-10-15, growing by 0.88 million shares to a total of 7.82 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 6.94 million shares. There was a rise of 11.27%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
