Caterpillar (Germany) Today
| CAT1 Stock | EUR 332.00 5.00 1.53% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressLow
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Caterpillar is trading at 332.00 as of the 1st of March 2025. This is a 1.53 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 326.0. Caterpillar has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 11th of May 2023 and ending today, the 1st of March 2025. Click here to learn more.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. The company has 516.35 M outstanding shares. More on Caterpillar
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| Chairman | Donald Umpleby |
| Business Concentration | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, Industrials (View all Sectors) |
Caterpillar (CAT1) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 109,100 people. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 119.7 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Caterpillar's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Caterpillar's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Caterpillar operates under Industrials sector and is part of Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry. The entity has 516.35 M outstanding shares.
Caterpillar has accumulated about 10.49 B in cash with 7.77 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 19.15.
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Ownership AllocationCaterpillar holds a total of 516.35 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Caterpillar outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Caterpillar to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Caterpillar. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Caterpillar as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Caterpillar Risk Profiles
Although Caterpillar's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Caterpillar's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 1.11 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 1.52 | |||
| Variance | 2.32 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.11) |
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Caterpillar Corporate Directors
| Edward Rust | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Debra ReedKlages | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Juan Gallardo | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rayford Wilkins | Independent Director | Profile |
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