On July 14, Caterpillar rose 3.08% in regular trading, trading at $951.445/share, with turnover of $147 million. The rally was driven by Citigroup raising its price target on Caterpillar from $1,020 to $1,100 on July 13, while maintaining a Buy rating.
The upgrade is part of a broader wave of institutional bullishness. Bernstein also raised its target from $879 to $1,002 on July 8, and earlier in June, Baird, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan all lifted their targets above $1,100. The average analyst price target now stands at approximately $992, with an overweight consensus rating. Additionally, Caterpillar recently completed its acquisition of mining technology firm Skycatch, strengthening its digital mining capabilities.
The cluster of upgrades comes after renowned investor Michael Burry disclosed a short position in Caterpillar on July 1, citing overvaluation and the stock's price-to-sales ratio reaching a 30-year high. That disclosure triggered a 6.9% single-day decline. The subsequent institutional target price increases appear to be countering bearish sentiment and restoring market confidence in the AI-infrastructure-driven growth thesis.
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