Caterpillar Inc. $CAT Shares Purchased by Robbins Farley

21 Oct 2026, 08:01 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Robbins Farley grew its position in shares of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT – Free Report) by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,459 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 1,282 shares during the period. Caterpillar makes up 2.5% of Robbins Farley’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Robbins Farley’s holdings in Caterpillar were worth $6,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Caterpillar in the second quarter valued at about $40,457,153,000. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Caterpillar by 4.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,276,960 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $37,120,529,000 after acquiring an additional 1,396,356 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Caterpillar during the second quarter worth about $5,818,150,000. Diamant Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Caterpillar by 68,427.2% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,140,603 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,224,992,000 after acquiring an additional 3,136,020 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Caterpillar in the 2nd quarter worth about $3,192,710,000. Institutional investors own 70.98% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Caterpillar

In related news, CEO Joseph E. Creed sold 32,401 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $808.98, for a total transaction of $26,211,760.98. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 34,555 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,954,303.90. This trade represents a 48.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Caterpillar from $1,118.00 to $1,009.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 14th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Caterpillar from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Caterpillar from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird set a $970.00 price target on Caterpillar in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, DA Davidson increased their price target on Caterpillar from $845.00 to $882.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $967.83.

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Caterpillar Trading Down 0.1%

CAT opened at $725.27 on Wednesday. Caterpillar Inc. has a twelve month low of $510.21 and a twelve month high of $1,073.46. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $807.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $856.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $333.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.58.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $8.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.22 by $1.95. Caterpillar had a net margin of 14.51% and a return on equity of 55.53%. The firm had revenue of $20.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.72 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Caterpillar Inc. will post 27.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Caterpillar Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 19th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 26th will be issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, October 26th. Caterpillar’s dividend payout ratio is 28.06%.

More Caterpillar News

Here are the key news stories impacting Caterpillar this week:

Positive Sentiment: Brokerages maintain a consensus price target of $967.83, implying substantial potential upside from the current share price and signaling that analysts generally expect Caterpillar to recover. Caterpillar consensus target price article
Positive Sentiment: Caterpillar was upgraded to Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting improving expectations for its earnings prospects. The upgrade could support the stock, although Zacks’ ranking is only one analyst-based indicator. Caterpillar rating upgrade article
Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Caterpillar as a potentially attractive investment based on favorable brokerage recommendations. Its latest reported quarter also showed strong momentum, with revenue up 23.7% year over year and earnings well above consensus. Wall Street analyst recommendations article
Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Caterpillar with W.W. Grainger and other industrial-products companies provides performance context but does not identify a major new catalyst for CAT. Caterpillar industrial peer comparison article
Negative Sentiment: Caterpillar formally objected to the unauthorized tokenized trading of its shares on the OKX-ICE venue, citing regulatory and reputational concerns. The issue is unlikely to materially affect operations, but it could create short-term uncertainty around the company’s digital-market exposure. Caterpillar tokenized shares objection article

Caterpillar Company Profile

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Caterpillar Inc is a manufacturer of construction, mining, and industrial equipment. Its product portfolio includes excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor graders, articulated trucks, and other machinery used in construction, infrastructure development, mining, quarrying, forestry, and related industries. The company also produces diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, generator sets, and other power-generation and transportation equipment.

Caterpillar operates through businesses focused on construction industries, resource industries, and energy and transportation.