On July 17, Caterpillar fell 2% in pre-market trading, trading at $851.5/share, with turnover of $1.5567 million, extending its persistent downtrend amid broad weakness in the Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks sector.

The decline continues to reflect the aftermath of renowned investor Michael Burry's short position initiated in early July at $1,060.98, citing overvaluation and the stock's price-to-sales ratio reaching its highest level in at least three decades. Since that disclosure, Caterpillar has fallen over 19% from its highs. The broader sector remains under pressure, with peer Cummins down 2.0% and PACCAR down 0.53%.

Despite a wave of institutional upgrades — Oppenheimer raising its target to $1,105, Citi to $1,100, and Bernstein to $1,002 — market selling pressure has overwhelmed bullish sentiment. The divergence between institutional optimism and sustained selling highlights unresolved concerns over stretched valuations following the AI-infrastructure-driven rally that pushed the stock above $1,000 in June.

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