Analysts say Caterpillar is an expensive company

The majority of the analysts thinks the stock Caterpillar is overpriced now. The recommendations are: 1 times sell, 5 times hold and 4 times buy. The average target price (fair value) equals 115,89 USD. This is at around 26 percent less than the current price of 157,52 USD.

The most recent recommendations for the industrial company are from KBC Securities, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.

Target prices for Caterpillar vary a lot

Over the current book year the total revenue will be 44,14 billion USD (consensus estimates). This is quite more than 2016's revenue of 38,54 billion USD.

Historical revenues and results Caterpillar plus estimates 2017

The analysts expect for 2017 a net profit of 3,83 billion USD. For this year the majority of the analysts, consulted by press agency Thomson Reuters, expects a profit per share of 6,45 USD. The price/earnings-ratio therefore equals 24,42.

Analysts expect a dividend of 3,08 USD per share. Thus the dividend yield equals 1,96 percent. The average dividend yield of the industrial companies is a limited 0,61 percent.

Most recent target prices around 139 USD

KBC Securities, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan recently provided recommendations for the stock.

Based on the current number of shares Caterpillar 's market capitalization equals 91,73 billion USD.

Historical stock prices Caterpillar past 10 years

At 22.00 the stock trades 0,57 percent higher at 157,52 USD.

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