Caterpillar Inc.CATNYSE

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Analyst Sentiment

Analysts are neutral — opinion is divided on direction.

Consensus Rating

Hold

23 analysts·High coverage

57%

Rating Distribution

Strong Buy

00%

Buy

1357%

Hold

730%

Sell

313%

Strong Sell

00%

Analyst ratings reflect Wall Street opinion, not guarantees. Historical accuracy varies by firm and sector.

Price Target Expectations

Current price is 9% above analyst consensus — modest downside expected.

Bear Case

$395.00

-37%

Consensus

$574.00

-9%

Bull Case

$729.00

+16%

Price Range23 analysts

Low

Consensus

High

$395.00

$729.00

Current Target

Current Price

$629.77

Above Target

$55.77

Price targets are 12-month forecasts. Actual results depend on earnings, market conditions, and sector trends.

Earnings & Revenue Estimates

Unable to load analyst estimates

Earnings Surprises

Beat rate:67%(8/12 quarters)

Avg surprise:+7.7%

Beat

Miss

Inline

Estimate

Based on reported EPS vs consensus estimate.

Recent Analyst Actions

Dec 19, 2025Bernstein

Caterpillar price target raised to $630 from $557 at Bernstein

Target:$630.00

+11.3%from $565.83

Dec 10, 2025Morgan Stanley

Caterpillar price target raised to $395 from $380 at Morgan Stanley

Target:$395.00

-33.6%from $594.50

Nov 13, 2025Wells Fargo

Caterpillar initiated with an Overweight at Wells Fargo

Target:$675.00

+21.9%from $553.55

Nov 5, 2025HSBC

Caterpillar upgraded to Buy from Hold at HSBC

Target:$660.00

+16.0%from $569.15

Nov 4, 2025UBS

Caterpillar price target raised to $581 from $506 at UBS

Target:$581.00

+1.8%from $570.59

Nov 3, 2025D.A. Davidson

Caterpillar price target raised to $569 from $408 at DA Davidson

Target:$569.00

-0.1%from $569.67

Oct 30, 2025Truist Financial

Caterpillar price target raised to $729 from $582 at Truist

Target:$729.00

+24.5%from $585.49

Oct 30, 2025Morgan Stanley

Caterpillar price target raised to $380 from $350 at Morgan Stanley

Target:$380.00

-35.6%from $590.41

Oct 30, 2025Bernstein

Caterpillar price target raised to $557 from $502 at Bernstein

Target:$557.00

-4.9%from $585.49

Oct 30, 2025Barclays

Caterpillar price target raised to $555 from $485 at Barclays

Target:$555.00

-5.2%from $585.49

Oct 20, 2025Barclays

Caterpillar price target raised to $485 from $425 at Barclays

Target:$485.00

-8.0%from $527.08

Oct 14, 2025Bernstein

Caterpillar price target raised to $502 from $447 at Bernstein

Target:$502.00

-0.5%from $504.76

Oct 13, 2025UBS

Caterpillar price target raised to $506 from $450 at UBS

Target:$506.00

+3.0%from $491.30

Oct 8, 2025Truist Financial

Caterpillar price target raised to $582 from $507 at Truist

Target:$582.00

+19.6%from $486.71

Sep 17, 2025Robert W. Baird

Caterpillar price target raised to $540 from $495 at Baird

Target:$540.00

+19.8%from $450.66

Aug 29, 2025Jefferies

Jefferies sees other heavy manufacturers facing headwinds like Caterpillar

Target:$500.00

+19.3%from $419.04

Aug 29, 2025Robert W. Baird

Caterpillar price target lowered to $495 from $500 at Baird

Target:$495.00

+18.1%from $419.04

Aug 29, 2025Oppenheimer

Caterpillar price target lowered to $480 from $493 at Oppenheimer

Target:$480.00

+10.4%from $434.91

May 16, 2025UBS

UBS upgrades Caterpillar to Neutral on tariff de-escalation

Target:$357.00

+1.0%from $353.58

May 1, 2025Oppenheimer

Caterpillar upgraded to Outperform from Perform at Oppenheimer

Target:$395.00

+25.8%from $313.96

Apr 16, 2025Morgan Stanley

Caterpillar upgraded to Equal Weight from Underweight at Morgan Stanley

Target:$283.00

-2.5%from $290.14

Jan 31, 2025Morgan Stanley

Caterpillar price target lowered to $300 from $330 at Morgan Stanley

Target:$300.00

-19.2%from $371.44

Jan 13, 2025Evercore ISI

Caterpillar upgraded to In Line from Underperform at Evercore ISI

Target:$365.00

+0.6%from $363.00

Dec 19, 2024Truist Financial

Caterpillar price target raised to $471 from $454 at Truist

Target:$471.00

+21.3%from $388.39

Oct 30, 2024Truist Financial

Caterpillar (CAT) PT Lowered to $454 at Truist Securities

Target:$454.00

+19.7%from $379.24

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