$406.33
0.17% today
NYSE, Nov 26, 02:33 pm CET
ISIN
US1491231015
Symbol
CAT

Caterpillar Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Caterpillar Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
37%
Hold
37%
Sell
26%

Caterpillar Price Target

Target Price $378.95
Price $405.65
Deviation 6.58%
Number of Estimates 19
19 Analysts have issued a price target Caterpillar 2025 . The average Caterpillar target price is $378.95. This is 6.58% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $500.00 23.26% , the lowest is $250.00 38.37% .
A rating was issued by 27 analysts: 10 Analysts recommend Caterpillar to buy, 10 to hold and 7 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Caterpillar stock has an average upside potential 2025 of 6.58% . Most analysts recommend the Caterpillar stock at Buy or hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028


Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 67.06 65.26
12.84% 2.69%
EBITDA Margin 23.81% 23.63%
24.78% 0.77%
Net Margin 14.49% 15.75%
41.06% 8.73%

15 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Caterpillar 2024 . The average Caterpillar sales estimate is $65.3b . This is 0.62% lower than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $65.8b 0.13% , the lowest is $64.6b 1.60% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $67.1b 12.84%
2024 $65.3b 2.69%
2025 $65.8b 0.87%
2026 $69.0b 4.75%
2027 $69.8b 1.16%
2028 $71.5b 2.44%

17 Analysts have issued an Caterpillar EBITDA forecast 2024. The average Caterpillar EBITDA estimate is $15.4b . This is 2.65% lower than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $17.6b 11.03% , the lowest is $14.6b 7.93% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $16.0b 40.80%
2024 $15.4b 3.44%
2025 $15.3b 0.84%
2026 $16.2b 6.25%
2027 $16.6b 2.23%
2028 $16.9b 1.45%

EBITDA Margin

2023 23.81% 24.78%
2024 23.63% 0.77%
2025 23.23% 1.69%
2026 23.56% 1.42%
2027 23.81% 1.06%
2028 23.58% 0.97%

14 Caterpillar Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Caterpillar net profit estimate is $10.3b . This is 1.29% lower than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $10.6b 1.97% , the lowest is $10.0b 4.08% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $9.7b 59.18%
2024 $10.3b 5.83%
2025 $10.6b 2.64%
2026 $11.6b 9.74%
2027 $12.4b 7.18%

Net Margin

2023 14.49% 41.06%
2024 15.75% 8.73%
2025 16.03% 1.78%
2026 16.79% 4.74%
2027 17.79% 5.96%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028


Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 20.12 21.29
59.18% 5.82%
P/E 19.05
EV/Sales 3.50

14 Analysts have issued a Caterpillar forecast for earnings per share. The average Caterpillar <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $21.29 . This is 1.30% lower than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $22.00 1.99% , the lowest is $20.69 4.08% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $20.12 59.18%
2024 $21.29 5.82%
2025 $21.85 2.63%
2026 $23.98 9.75%
2027 $25.70 7.17%

P/E ratio

Current 18.81 34.26%
2024 19.05 1.28%
2025 18.56 2.57%
2026 16.91 8.89%
2027 15.78 6.68%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Caterpillar stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 3.50 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 3.00 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 3.47 47.66%
2024 3.50 0.74%
2025 3.47 0.87%
2026 3.31 4.54%
2027 3.27 1.15%
2028 3.19 2.39%

P/S ratio

Current 2.98 57.71%
2024 3.00 0.62%
2025 2.98 0.87%
2026 2.84 4.53%
2027 2.81 1.15%
2028 2.74 2.39%

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