** Caterpillar CAT.N shares up 0.5% to $642.26 ahead of Q4 results due before the opening bell on Thursday

** Q4 revenue seen rising 10% yr/yr to $17.86 billion and adj EPS of $4.68 expected, per LSEG data, vs yr-ago EPS of $5.14

** CAT has met or beaten EPS estimates in five of past eight qtrs, with most recent miss in Q2 2025

** Of the 29 analysts covering CAT, the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy," 12 "hold" and 2 "sell" ratings

** Median price target of $623.27 is up from $596.21 a month ago - LSEG

** "We believe CAT's powergen story is now well appreciated but that acceleration in other businesses can still drive the shares higher," said Jefferies analyst Stephen Volkmann, who has a $750 price target on the stock, in a note on Monday

** With the advance on the session, CAT shares up ~12% YTD vs 2% gain in Dow Industrials .DJI

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak)

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