On July 29, Caterpillar fell 3.62% in regular trading, trading at $812.9/share, with turnover of $236 million.

On the news front, Baird downgraded Caterpillar from Outperform to Neutral and slashed its price target from $1,200 to $900, becoming the first major institution to explicitly turn bearish on the stock in the recent period. Simultaneously, prominent investor Michael Burry has continued to add to his short position since initiating it at $1,060.98 in early July. Burry's thesis centers on Caterpillar's price-to-sales ratio reaching a three-decade high, arguing that the stock's valuation has fully priced in AI infrastructure tailwinds. The stock has now declined over 21% from its peak. According to FactSet, the consensus analyst rating remains overweight with a mean price target of $987.99. The company is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings on August 4, with consensus estimates of $193.35 billion in revenue and adjusted EPS of $6.20.

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