A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Caterpillar Inc.’s current trading price is -2.63% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 82.31%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $204.04 and $382.01. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Industrials reached around 2.54 million for the day, which was evidently higher than the average daily volume of 2.44 million over the last three months.
The stock market performance of Caterpillar Inc. has been very steady. Over the last year, the company’s stock hit its highest at $382.01 on 04/08/24, while the lowest price during the same time frame was $204.04, recorded on 04/27/23.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has experienced a quarterly rise of 26.80% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 185.76B and boasts a workforce of 113200 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 308.65, with a change in price of +120.89. Similarly, Caterpillar Inc. recorded 2,614,811 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +48.15%.
How CAT’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for CAT stands at 1.97. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 1.28.
CAT Stock Stochastic Average
Caterpillar Inc.’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days is currently at 87.78%. This represents a surge from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 76.71%. Additionally, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the past 20 days were 77.97% and 81.47%, respectively.
CAT Stock Price Performance Analysis
The stock price performance for the year has been a mixed bag, indicating either a pessimistic or optimistic outlook depending on how you look at it. Until today this year the stock’s price performance recorded an increase of 25.81%. However, over the last six months, the performance has been weaker by 36.15%. The price of CAT increased 10.30% over the last 30 days. And in the last five days, it has surged by 0.59%.
