UBS downgrades Caterpillar as tariff and macro woes to drag earnings down
Investing.com -- UBS downgraded Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) to Sell from Buy and slashed its price target to $243 from $385, warning that macroeconomic risks linked to tariffs and weakening global demand are not yet fully reflected in the stock.Caterpillar, often viewed as a bellwether for the broader industrial economy, is vulnerable to a slowdown in key end markets such as construction, oil&gas, and mining. These sectors could weaken further as uncertainty mounts over U.S. trade policy and global growth prospects dim.