Cummins Inc. $CMI Shares Sold by Engineers Gate Manager LP

Engineers Gate Manager LP lowered its position in Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) by 17.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,014 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,698 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP’s holdings in Cummins were worth $12,135,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Cummins by 1.9% in the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Cummins by 1.0% in the first quarter. Guardian Partners Inc. now owns 1,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $852,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Cummins by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $619,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC grew its stake in Cummins by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC now owns 717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $386,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ICW Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Cummins by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. ICW Investment Advisors LLC now owns 723 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.46% of the company’s stock.

Cummins Trading Down 0.9%

CMI opened at $549.54 on Friday. Cummins Inc. has a 52 week low of $400.72 and a 52 week high of $737.76. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $621.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $625.61. The firm has a market cap of $75.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.23.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $6.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.21 by ($0.48). Cummins had a net margin of 7.82% and a return on equity of 25.29%. The firm had revenue of $9.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $6.43 EPS. Cummins’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Cummins Inc. will post 30.06 earnings per share for the current year.

Cummins Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st were paid a dividend of $2.20 per share. This represents a $8.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from Cummins’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.00. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 21st. Cummins’s payout ratio is currently 44.97%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Earl Newsome sold 698 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $572.22, for a total transaction of $399,409.56. Following the sale, the vice president owned 4,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,562,973.38. This represents a 13.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. CICC Research assumed coverage on shares of Cummins in a research note on Sunday, August 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered Cummins from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Argus increased their price target on Cummins from $696.00 to $770.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Cummins from $850.00 to $835.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Cummins from $675.00 to $745.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $764.54.

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Cummins Profile

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Cummins Inc is a global power and energy technology company headquartered in Columbus, Indiana. Founded in 1919, the company designs, manufactures, sells and services engines, powertrains and related technologies for commercial vehicles, industrial equipment, mining, construction, agriculture, marine and other applications.

Cummins’ products and services include diesel and natural-gas engines, hybrid powertrains, fuel systems, filtration and emission-control technologies, turbochargers, generators and power-generation systems.

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