Caterpillar Inc. saw a rather consistency, in terms of market performance. The company’s stock reached its highest point at $382.01 on 04/08/24, while the lowest price for the same duration was marked at $204.04 on 04/27/23.
52-week price history of CAT Stock
A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can reveal much about its current status and future trajectory. Caterpillar Inc.’s current trading price is -4.84% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 78.16%. The stock’s price range during this period has spanned from $204.04 to $382.01. In the Industrials sector, the Caterpillar Inc.’s shares surpassed a trading volume of approximately 3.02 million for the day, which was noticeably higher compared to the average daily volume of 9.2.41 million over the past three months.
Market Capitalization and Financial Performance: An In-Depth Look
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has experienced a quarterly rise of 25.06% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 181.53B and boasts a workforce of 113200 employees.
Making Sense of Trading Volume and Moving Average Data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 318.70, with a change in price of +114.07. Similarly, Caterpillar Inc. recorded 2,616,057 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +45.73%.
Examining CAT’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: What You Need to Know
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a crucial measure that sheds light on a company’s financial health and market standing. It is determined by dividing a company’s overall liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, showing the extent of a company’s debt usage in financing its assets compared to the 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
Today, Caterpillar Inc.’s raw stochastic average for the past 50 days stands at 74.04%, indicating a rise from the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was 38.10%. Moreover, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values over the past 20 days were 31.20% and 22.40% respectively.
CAT Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors unsure of what to expect, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic. The index has shown a price gain of 22.95% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a weaker performance of 46.98%. The price of CAT fallen by 2.13% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have improved 1.45%.
