Why is CAT stock moving?
Caterpillar Inc. · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
Caterpillar Inc.
$730.76-17.8%
Hold · 29 analystsPT $901.27 +23.3%
The move, split
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) fell 0.7% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
Market (SPY)-1.1%
Industrials sector+0.8%
CAT specific-0.3%
2 stories on the day (30-day average 2.6).
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Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Context
- News
- Volume1.1x
- Off 52w high-31.3%
- Sector→ -7.1%
- Earnings in13d
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