Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC Has $9.55 Million Position in Cummins Inc. $CMI

Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) by 5.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 18,707 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,050 shares during the quarter. Cummins accounts for 1.3% of Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Cummins were worth $9,549,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Cummins by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Cummins by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 3,956 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,240,000 after buying an additional 1,146 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in shares of Cummins by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 64,289 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,055,000 after buying an additional 1,759 shares during the period. ICW Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cummins in the 2nd quarter valued at about $225,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cummins in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors own 83.46% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Jennifer Mary Bush sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $696.21, for a total value of $3,481,050.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 11,986 shares in the company, valued at $8,344,773.06. The trade was a 29.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, VP Donald G. Jackson sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.13, for a total value of $960,208.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 7,214 shares in the company, valued at $4,329,337.82. The trade was a 18.15% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 22,397 shares of company stock worth $14,465,833 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on CMI. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $600.00 target price on Cummins and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $700.00 target price on Cummins in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research downgraded Cummins from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating and set a $540.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded Cummins from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Cummins from $610.00 to $760.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $677.87.

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Cummins Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CMI opened at $698.36 on Monday. Cummins Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $307.90 and a fifty-two week high of $718.08. The stock has a market cap of $96.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.24, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.71. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $601.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $555.57.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $6.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.52. Cummins had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 25.25%. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.96 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Cummins Inc. will post 28.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cummins Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 4th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Cummins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.52%.

Cummins Company Profile

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Cummins Inc (NYSE: CMI) is a global power technology company that designs, manufactures, distributes and services a broad portfolio of diesel and natural gas engines, electrified powertrains, power generation systems and related components. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, Cummins has grown into one of the world’s leading suppliers of internal combustion engines and a provider of technologies that reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency.

The company’s product lineup includes heavy-, medium- and light-duty engines for on-highway and off-highway applications, generator sets and power systems for commercial and industrial use, and key engine components such as turbochargers, fuel systems, air handling, filtration and aftertreatment solutions.

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