On July 28, Caterpillar fell 3.01% in pre-market trading, trading at $845.62/share, with turnover of $2.0156 million. The decline comes as renowned investor Michael Burry disclosed on July 25 that he has maintained and increased his bearish bet against the stock, while the company's upcoming Q2 earnings release on August 4 further weighs on sentiment.

Burry initially shorted Caterpillar at $1,060.98 in early July, arguing the stock's price-to-sales ratio has reached a three-decade high and that its valuation has fully priced in AI infrastructure tailwinds. Since that short was established, the stock has retreated over 18%. Burry's thesis centers on the view that the market has been excessively optimistic in pricing AI-linked industrial beneficiaries, particularly given Caterpillar's surge of over 150% over the prior twelve months driven by data center power equipment demand.

Consensus estimates for Q2 point to revenue of $19.335 billion (up 17% YoY) and adjusted EPS of $6.20 (up 27% YoY). Despite multiple institutional upgrades with targets as high as $1,200 from Baird, the divergence between analyst bullishness and Burry's bearish stance continues to intensify pre-earnings uncertainty. Sector peers Cummins fell 1.18% and PACCAR declined 2.07%.

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