Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) forecast
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) forecast: price $703.62, trailing P/E 31.71, forward P/E 25.69. How to read the street's path.
The live CAT price is $703.62. Trailing P/E is 31.71 and forward P/E is 25.69. The forecast that matters is the earnings path those ratios imply, not a single target price.
A forward P/E below the trailing P/E means the consensus expects earnings to rise. The reverse means the market is looking at a peak. Neither is a schedule. Analyst targets are useful as a range of models. They are not a contract. Discounted cash flow is the long form: cash flows, a discount rate, and a terminal value you can argue with.
Use this page for the CAT forecast URL. The prediction page next to it puts the same live inputs in the price-target framing. Both stay in sync with the quote on the main page.
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Questions
What is CAT's forward P/E?
The latest forward P/E on Stocklytics is 25.69, against a trailing P/E of 31.71 and a price of $703.62.
Is the analyst target the forecast?
It is one forecast. The earnings estimate behind it is the part you can track. The target will be revised after the next report.