DJ Caterpillar Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Caterpillar Inc. $(CAT)$ rallied 2.93% to $881.65 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Caterpillar Inc. closed 17.87% below its 52-week high of $1,073.46, which the company achieved on June 30th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Deere & Co. (DE) fell 1.47% to $599.92 and Toro Co. $(TTC)$ fell 0.89% to $97.50.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 1.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.