Royal Bank of Canada lowered its stake in shares of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI – Free Report) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,551,364 shares of the company’s stock after selling 70,820 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Cummins were worth $791,893,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cummins by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,746,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,058,841,000 after purchasing an additional 98,544 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Cummins by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,509,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,322,954,000 after purchasing an additional 49,628 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cummins by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,584,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,822,534,000 after purchasing an additional 35,286 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cummins by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,410,723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,004,000 after purchasing an additional 43,722 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Cummins by 10,317.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,458,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,254,929,000 after purchasing an additional 2,434,876 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.46% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have weighed in on CMI. Weiss Ratings downgraded Cummins from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Cummins from $693.00 to $794.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Cummins from $600.00 to $725.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Cummins from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 8th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $815.00 target price on Cummins in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $726.14.
Insider Transactions at Cummins
In other Cummins news, VP Jennifer Mary Bush sold 5,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 11,986 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,344,773.06. This trade represents a 29.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Marvin Boakye sold 3,481 shares of Cummins stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $679.90, for a total value of $2,366,731.90. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 8,508 shares in the company, valued at $5,784,589.20. The trade was a 29.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 13,579 shares of company stock valued at $9,377,684. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Cummins Price Performance
Cummins stock opened at $701.15 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.71, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market capitalization of $96.75 billion, a PE ratio of 36.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.24. Cummins Inc. has a 12 month low of $307.90 and a 12 month high of $718.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $654.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $586.69.
Cummins (NYSE:CMI – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $6.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.37 billion. Cummins had a return on equity of 25.25% and a net margin of 7.89%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.96 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Cummins Inc. will post 29.29 EPS for the current year.
Cummins Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a $2.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Cummins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.52%.
Cummins Company Profile
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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