CAT
CAT dropped 5.75 percent today on a federal antitrust probe, and that kind of regulatory overhang hits differently when you're already priced for perfection. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Agriculture are requesting public information about the farm equipment market, examining whether Caterpillar and Deere have engaged in unfair competition. Here's what matters about the process: a formal information request is how regulators build a case before filing anything. It's not a lawsuit yet. It's a pre-lawsuit. And markets don't wait for the verdict. CAT was already trading at a valuation premium to peers, with earnings growth expectations of 44 percent built in for the year. When you're priced that richly and a new unknown walks in the door, sellers move first. Watch whether Deere follows tomorrow — that tells you whether this is sector-wide repricing or just CAT's burden to carry.
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