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Caterpillar's strong order and backlog growth are likely to slow in 2027 and 2028, Baird projected on Wednesday, highlighting the recent New York data center moratorium as an example of growing state and local regulatory pushback. CAT stock dragged the Dow Jones into the red before Wednesday's open, as S&P 500 futures pointed higher. Baird downgraded CAT to neutral from outperform, cutting its price target to 900 from 1,200, according to The Fly investment news site.

Chrysler-parent Stellantis however, got a cut. Over the weekend, Jefferies analyst Philippe Houchois upgraded shares of Ford and GM to Buy from Hold. Ford stock was up 2.4% at $14.72 in morning trading Monday.

Tesla stock was wobbling at the start of Tuesday trading as investors mulled over what a couple of Wall Street price target hikes could do for it. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker were up 14 cents in premarket trading at $394.90, while and futures were down 0.1% and 0.3%, respectively. The move came after Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Wells Fargo all bumped their price targets for Tesla stock.

RBC analyst Ken Herbert downgraded AeroVironment shares Hold from Buy. His price target went to $180 a share from $210.

Tesla stock has one less Sell rating. J.P. Morgan analyst Rajat Gupta on Friday upgraded Tesla to Hold from Sell. Gupta recently took over coverage for Ryan Brinkman, who was a longtime Tesla bear.

Shares of aerospace and defense conglomerate RTX rose early Thursday after catching a Wall Street upgrade. On Thursday, Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu upgraded RTX shares to Buy from Hold. RTX stock rose 1.4% in premarket trading to $175, while futures were down 0.6%.

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