Cummins Inc. $CMI Shares Sold by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) by 8.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 401,424 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,199 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Cummins were worth $204,907,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Cummins by 8.4% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 31,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,107,000 after acquiring an additional 2,417 shares in the last quarter. Bailard Inc. increased its position in shares of Cummins by 7.2% in the third quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 59,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,270,000 after acquiring an additional 4,035 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Cummins by 2.8% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,367,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,422,121,000 after acquiring an additional 91,956 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Cummins by 3,100.0% in the third quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,352,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Cummins by 50.8% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,450,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,715,000 after acquiring an additional 488,430 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.46% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cummins news, VP Donald G. Jackson sold 730 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $710.92, for a total transaction of $518,971.60. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 8,316 shares in the company, valued at $5,912,010.72. This trade represents a 8.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Jennifer Mary Bush sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president owned 11,986 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,344,773.06. This trade represents a 29.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 22,397 shares of company stock worth $14,465,833 in the last 90 days. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cummins Stock Performance

CMI stock opened at $677.20 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market cap of $93.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $603.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $557.42. Cummins Inc. has a 52 week low of $307.90 and a 52 week high of $718.08.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $6.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.52. The business had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.37 billion. Cummins had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 25.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $5.96 earnings per share. 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be issued a dividend of $2.00 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $8.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cummins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.52%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on CMI. Raymond James Financial lifted their target price on shares of Cummins from $585.00 to $675.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Cummins from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating and set a $540.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, January 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Cummins from $675.00 to $752.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Cummins from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $815.00 price target on shares of Cummins in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $677.87.

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Cummins 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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