7,000 Shares in Cummins Inc. $CMI Bought by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 7,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,766,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Cummins by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $736,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Cummins by 40.8% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 3,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,240,000 after purchasing an additional 1,146 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its stake in shares of Cummins by 2.8% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 64,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,055,000 after purchasing an additional 1,759 shares during the last quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Cummins during the 2nd quarter valued at about $225,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Cummins during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 83.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cummins

In other Cummins news, VP Marvin Boakye sold 3,481 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $679.90, for a total transaction of $2,366,731.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 8,508 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,784,589.20. This trade represents a 29.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Brett Michael Merritt sold 701 shares of Cummins stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $688.75, for a total transaction of $482,813.75. Following the transaction, the insider owned 10,404 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,165,755. The trade was a 6.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 13,579 shares of company stock valued at $9,377,684. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Cummins Stock Down 5.7%

CMI stock opened at $686.26 on Friday. Cummins Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $322.45 and a fifty-two week high of $737.76. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $672.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $597.71. 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 company has a market capitalization of $94.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.23.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $6.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.63 by $0.52. Cummins had a return on equity of 25.25% and a net margin of 7.89%.The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.37 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.96 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts forecast that Cummins Inc. will post 29.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Cummins Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd were given a dividend of $2.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Cummins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.52%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CMI shares. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on Cummins from $675.00 to $745.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial set a $815.00 target price on Cummins in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup raised their price target on Cummins from $710.00 to $770.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $845.00 price objective on shares of Cummins in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Cummins from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $731.86.

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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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