On July 30, Caterpillar rose 3.86% in regular trading, trading at 809.46 USD/share, with turnover of $425 million.

On the news front, Oppenheimer issued a research note stating that after a stock price pullback driven by market rotation and AI infrastructure trading unwinds, Caterpillar's risk-reward profile has skewed favorably. The firm noted that fundamental tailwinds remain strong, with momentum in the Construction and Resource Industries segments being understated in consensus estimates. Oppenheimer maintained that if investors continue to assign an AI premium to the stock, the risk-reward remains attractive at current levels.

The stock had previously come under significant pressure after Baird downgraded Caterpillar from Outperform to Neutral on July 29, slashing its target price from $1,200 to $900, while investor Michael Burry continued to add to his short position initiated at $1,060.98 in early July. The stock had declined over 21% from its highs before the rebound. Caterpillar is scheduled to report Q2 earnings on August 4, with consensus expectations of $193.35 billion in revenue and adjusted EPS of $6.25.

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