On June 18, Caterpillar rose 3.08% in regular trading, trading at $973.16 per share, with turnover of $1.733 billion. The rally was driven by JP Morgan raising its target price on the stock from $1,125 to $1,165 while maintaining an Overweight rating, reflecting institutional confidence in the company's medium-to-long-term growth trajectory.
The target price upgrade comes amid continued validation of robust demand fundamentals. Caterpillar's Global Senior Vice President had previously confirmed that the AI computing boom is driving a surge in global data center backup power demand, concentrated in the 1,600kW to 3,000kW range — a segment fully covered by the company's two Tianjin-based factories, with orders remaining at elevated levels. Additionally, the company recently announced an 8% quarterly dividend increase to $1.63 per share.
Within the Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks sector, peer Cummins rose 4.08% on the same day, indicating sector-wide momentum. PACCAR fell 2.54%, Westinghouse Air Brake gained 0.1%, Oshkosh rose 0.87%, and Allison Transmission declined 0.83%.
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