Midwest Trust Co Increases Stake in Cummins Inc. $CMI

Midwest Trust Co raised its holdings in Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) by 705.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,489 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,187 shares during the period. Midwest Trust Co’s holdings in Cummins were worth $5,643,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cummins by 1,500.0% during the first quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 48 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Cummins in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Activest Wealth Management raised its position in Cummins by 537.5% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 51 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Cummins during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Cummins by 62.5% during the first quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 52 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 83.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on CMI. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Cummins from $675.00 to $752.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Cummins from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Argus raised their target price on Cummins from $696.00 to $770.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Cummins from $815.00 to $901.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Cummins from $710.00 to $770.00 and gave the company a “buy” 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 three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $738.00.

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Insider Activity at Cummins

In other Cummins news, insider Brett Michael Merritt sold 701 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $688.75, for a total value of $482,813.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,404 shares in the company, valued at $7,165,755. This represents a 6.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Marvin Boakye sold 3,481 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was 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 directly owned 8,508 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,784,589.20. This represents a 29.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 13,579 shares of company stock valued at $9,377,684 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Cummins Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Cummins stock opened at $676.93 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $679.54 and its 200 day moving average is $609.98. The company has a market cap of $93.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Cummins Inc. has a twelve month low of $334.70 and a twelve month high of $737.76.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $6.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.63 by $0.52. The company had revenue of $8.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.37 billion. Cummins had a return on equity of 25.25% and a net margin of 7.89%.Cummins’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $5.96 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Cummins Inc. will post 29.32 EPS for the current year.

Cummins Announces Dividend

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

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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