On June 2, Caterpillar rose 3.24% in regular trading, trading at $891.49/share, with trading volume of $340 million. The stock rallied following a significant target price upgrade and continued momentum from AI-driven power infrastructure demand.
On the news front, UBS raised its target price on Caterpillar from $677 to $900, maintaining a neutral rating. FactSet consensus among analysts shows a mean target price of $971.34 with an overweight rating. The upgrade reflects growing confidence in the company's positioning within the AI data center power generation buildout.
The AI infrastructure wave continues to drive Caterpillar's energy and power business. Global data centers face a structural long-term power deficit, with gas turbine order prices rising 10%-20% year-over-year and large diesel generator sets in tight supply. Caterpillar's order backlog remains fully saturated, reinforcing a volume-and-price expansion thesis. In Q1, the company raised its total capacity plan for 2030 from 50GW to 65GW and set large generator target capacity at nearly three times 2024 levels, driven by robust AI data center power equipment demand.
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