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CAT — structural market context

Caterpillar Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $740.21 (Oct 21) vs $725.24 (Oct 20): +2.06%.

Volume

0.83× its 20-session average (2.6M) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 8.0M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 8.4M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 6 days with fails, largest 18K shares on Sep 18.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 5 days with fails, largest 4K shares on Sep 11.

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Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

CAT: what the public data shows

Each row is the latest public record we hold for CAT, with its own date and source. Figures are descriptive and delayed by their source.

DataLatest recordAs ofSource
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker8.0M shares short · 3.2 days to cover · 1.7% of float · −4.4% vs 2026-09-152026-09-30FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker476 shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-292026-09-29SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker0 purchases and 14 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-09-01 by Creed Joseph E2026-09-01SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions5 recent actions · latest published by Bernstein on 2026-10-142026-10-14Firms' published actions
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
8.0M shares short · 3.2 days to cover · 1.7% of float · −4.4% vs 2026-09-15
As of
2026-09-30
Source
FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
476 shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-29
As of
2026-09-29
Source
SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker
Latest record
0 purchases and 14 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-09-01 by Creed Joseph E
As of
2026-09-01
Source
SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions
Latest record
5 recent actions · latest published by Bernstein on 2026-10-14
As of
2026-10-14
Source
Firms' published actions

CAT events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

8-K 5.02 · Executive or director change · filed 2026-10-15 · View on sec.gov ↗

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CAT short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
8.0M
% OF FLOAT
1.7%
DAYS TO COVER
3.2
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-4.4%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

CAT fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-29 · 23d476$819.95
2026-09-28 · 24d1K$821.58
2026-09-21 · 31d213$808.99

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

CAT insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 14 sales

Most recent Form 4 shown for CAT: Creed Joseph E (Chief Executive Officer) reported a sale (code S) of 480 shares at $800.19 on 2026-08-28, filed 2026-09-01 (4 days after the trade).

InsiderTypeSharesPriceValueTrade dateFiled
Creed Joseph E · officer: Chief Executive OfficerSale (S)480$800.19$384K2026-08-282026-09-01 · +4d
Creed Joseph E · officer: Chief Executive OfficerSale (S)540$801.10$433K2026-08-282026-09-01 · +4d
Creed Joseph E · officer: Chief Executive OfficerSale (S)280$802.10$225K2026-08-282026-09-01 · +4d
Creed Joseph E · officer: Chief Executive OfficerSale (S)750$803.39$603K2026-08-282026-09-01 · +4d
Creed Joseph E · officer: Chief Executive OfficerSale (S)520$803.86$418K2026-08-282026-09-01 · +4d

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

CAT analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
BernsteinholdMarket Perform2026-10-14
Bernsteinprice_target—2026-10-14
CitigroupholdBuy2026-10-12
Truist Financialprice_target—2026-10-05
CitigroupholdBuy2026-09-14

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is CAT's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, CAT had 8.0M shares sold short — 1.7% of its float, with 3.2 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying CAT?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, CAT recorded 0 insider purchases and 14 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about CAT?
The most recent action: Bernstein hold to Market Perform on 2026-10-14. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell CAT?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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