CAT
Caterpillar, Inc. · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
TECHBuyZACKSStrong Buy
R500#50 today
$845.42
+2.31% today · +2.90% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- CAT +2.31% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.6 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own CAT in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Oct 28, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | +11.6% | #127 |
| one week | Apr 29, 2026 | May 6, 2026 | +14.4% | #233 |
| one month | Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | +33.6% | #110 |
| 3 months | Mar 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | +59.9% | #80 |
| 6 months | Apr 29, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | +91.7% | #73 |
| one year | May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2026 | +192.0% | #36 |
Rank #233 for one week means 232 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+2.3% | +2.9% | +6.7% | -12.1% | +18.3% | +73.9% |
| Best one single day Oct 28, 2025 |
-0.5% | 0.0% | +12.9% | +21.5% | +71.9% | +36.3% |
| Best one week Apr 29, 2026 |
-1.0% | +0.1% | +16.7% | +22.0% | +38.9% | +166.4% |
| Best one month Mar 30, 2026 |
-4.0% | -4.9% | -10.2% | +15.9% | +40.6% | +105.2% |
| Best 3 months Mar 30, 2026 |
-4.0% | -4.9% | -10.2% | +15.9% | +40.6% | +105.2% |
| Best 6 months Apr 29, 2025 |
+0.1% | +5.6% | -6.3% | -21.5% | -20.0% | -10.7% |
| Best one year May 6, 2025 |
-0.7% | +4.4% | +11.9% | -11.8% | -22.4% | -4.7% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.