CAT - Caterpillar - Stock Forecast

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CAT is currently covered by 12 analysts with an average price target of $502.14. This is a potential upside of $15.43 (3.17%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $486.71.

Caterpillar's activity chart (see below) currently has 657 price targets and 485 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of CAT is 53.19% BUY, 17.02% SELL and 29.79% HOLD.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 83.32% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 299.38 days.

Highest price target for CAT is $507, Lowest price target is $350, average price target is $448.

Most recent stock forecast was given by KRISTEN OWEN from OPPENHEIMER on 28-Aug-2025. First documented stock forecast 22-Jan-2007.

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of CAT, 25 are a BUY (53.19%), 8 are a SELL (17.02%), 14 are a HOLD (29.79%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Days to Hit Target

Performance score

Buy

$480

$-17.85 (-3.59%)

$483

1 months 9 days ago
(28-Aug-2025)

3/3 (100%)

$60.96 (14.55%)

58

Buy

$476

$-21.85 (-4.39%)

$373

1 months 19 days ago
(18-Aug-2025)

11/11 (100%)

$59.91 (14.40%)

226

Sell

$350

$-147.85 (-29.70%)

$283

2 months 1 days ago
(06-Aug-2025)

3/6 (50%)

$-67.12 (-16.09%)

73

Hold

$425

$-72.85 (-14.63%)

$383

2 months 2 days ago
(05-Aug-2025)

7/8 (87.5%)

$-2.72 (-0.64%)

143

Buy

$495

$-2.85 (-0.57%)

$414

2 months 2 days ago
(05-Aug-2025)

11/11 (100%)

$67.28 (15.73%)

144

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What is CAT (Caterpillar) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 299.38 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 83.32

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on CAT (Caterpillar) with a proven track record?

IVAN FEINSETH

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on CAT (Caterpillar)?

Ivan Feinseth works at TIGRESS PARTNERS and has 17 price targets and 9 ratings on CAT

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on CAT (Caterpillar)?

Jamie Cook with highest potential upside - $9.15

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on CAT (Caterpillar)?

Richard Close with lowest potential downside - -$462.85

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