CAT (CAT)
CAT is rated NEUTRAL because its price sits far above the estimated floor with no valuation data, while sky-high implied volatility signals elevated option risk.
- Current price of $997.47 is 420.3% above the engineered floor — a 'far' buyzone that removes any margin-of-error price cushion.
- No PE, PB, PS, or earnings yield data exist, so there is no earnings-based valuation anchor to assess fair value.
- Implied volatility rank is 99.2% (high), meaning options are pricing extreme uncertainty, yet the stock carries zero red alerts.
BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal
CAT is far above the floor (~420.3% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view.
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YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT
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· Per-ticker rule alerts when this stock crosses your thresholds
· Position P&L overlay — what this ticker means inside your full portfolio
IMPLIED VOLATILITY
Earnings Reactions
| Date | Time | EPS | Surprise | Gap% | Day% | Week% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | BMO | 5.54 | +19.3% | +5.75% | +9.88% | +10.57% |
| 2026-01-29 | BMO | 5.16 | +9.5% | +1.85% | +3.41% | +5.45% |
| 2025-10-29 | BMO | 4.95 | +9.4% | +6.43% | +11.63% | +8.52% |
| 2025-08-05 | BMO | 4.72 | -3.7% | -1.40% | +0.12% | -4.84% |
| 2025-04-30 | BMO | 4.25 | -2.2% | +2.54% | +0.61% | +4.19% |
| 2025-01-30 | BMO | 5.14 | +2.2% | -5.02% | -4.64% | -7.06% |
| 2024-10-30 | BMO | 5.17 | -3.4% | -3.49% | -2.13% | +7.58% |
| 2024-08-06 | BMO | 5.99 | +8.1% | -0.87% | +3.04% | +6.94% |
Is CAT (CAT) overvalued right now?
Whether CAT (CAT) is overvalued depends on the lens you use: trailing P/E vs its own history, CAPE vs the broader market, earnings yield vs Treasury yields. We surface all three so you don't have to pick one in isolation.
CAT (CAT) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?
Selling cash-secured puts on CAT (CAT) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.
CAT (CAT) — which option strategy fits your view?
If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on CAT (CAT), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.
CAT (CAT) — is now a good entry?
Entry timing on CAT (CAT) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.
FAQ
Why does CAT show different P/E numbers on different sites?
Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.
Does this page show CAT's implied volatility?
Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.
How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's CAT page?
Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.