NYSE:CAT

Caterpillar (CAT)

1,057.01
+62.56 (6.29%)
as of Jun 25, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 31 opinions in the last 12 months.

Caterpillar (CAT) has been a popular choice among experts, primarily due to its robust earnings growth and significant backlog of orders, reportedly exceeding $60 billion. While many express optimism regarding its potential in the infrastructure and data center segments driven by trends like AI and energy demand, concerns about its current P/E ratio, which has risen considerably to 32-36x, have led some to take profits or warn against buying at this level. The stock has seen hefty appreciation in 2023, with reports of increases around 140% for some investors, indicating both excitement and caution about its overheated status. Overall, CAT is viewed as a strong play on global infrastructure but analysts suggest caution regarding its valuation and the cyclical nature of the industrial sector.

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Positive
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Valuation
Overvalued
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Deere,DE
BUY
His fair market value price is $134 so it has about 100% upside. It is also trading close to very solid technical support. Has a nice balance sheet. Would Buy this one for a trade. Could see it get up to $85-$87 on a bounce.
BUY
(Market Call Minute.) You could own both Caterpillar (CAT-N), the manufacturer and Finning (FTT-T), the distributor.
TOP PICK
Growth will continue in demands for their kind of products globally for agriculture, mining and infrastructure. Looking for US infrastructure boom with a new president.
COMMENT
If you are a long-term investor, it is probably a decent entry point. Infrastructure is a theme that will continue over the next decade or so.
DON'T BUY
Model price negative 20% differential. Not recommend buying at this point. Overpriced.
DON'T BUY
Just came out with blow-out earnings. Thinks it's becoming a large cap market. Not mis-priced. Too expensive to buy.
COMMENT
Had a great move because of strong earnings, with came out because of the Canadian companies Finning (FTT-T) and Torormont (TIH-T). It's clearly in upward trend and could go higher, but would prefer the Canadian companies, which haven’t moved as far.
HOLD
His FMV is $100, but not particularly cheap on a Price to Book historical basis.
COMMENT
Had good support around $60 and it then broke through an intermediate high of about $65. It could have resistance near $70, but he feels it has good upside potential.
DON'T BUY
This has always been overvalued to him. His model price is $54, which is a negative 16% differential.
DON'T BUY
High input costs because of steel, etc. Good company, but it has been struggling.
COMMENT
A large-cap value name. Use the dividend yield as the determination as to whether you want to buy it or not.
DON'T BUY
Has recently had some issues. Decline in share price is because of slower truck sales as well as rising commodity prices. With manufacturing costs rising, margins will get squeezed. He is generally underweight the whole industrial space in the US.
BUY
Very cheap at this price. A loot of its demand comes from outside North America. Concerns on US housing and economy has pushed it lower. Global demand will move it higher.
DON'T BUY
Had a great run and was going up with the resource boom. There has been slowdown in construction and weakness in the resource sector.
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