Brokerages Set Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) Price Target at $745.64

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $745.6429.

CMI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on Cummins from $675.00 to $745.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Cummins from $770.00 to $790.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Cummins from $610.00 to $760.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $845.00 target price on shares of Cummins in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Cummins from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th.

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Insider Activity

In other news, VP Donald G. Jackson sold 730 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $710.92, for a total value of $518,971.60. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 8,316 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,912,010.72. This represents a 8.07% 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. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Activest Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Cummins by 537.5% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 51 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its position in Cummins by 1,500.0% during the first quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 48 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Persistent Asset Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Cummins in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Cummins in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc grew its position in shares of Cummins by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 52 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. 83.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cummins Stock Performance

Shares of CMI opened at $632.97 on Friday. Cummins has a one year low of $388.36 and a one year high of $737.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of $87.13 billion, a PE ratio of 32.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $667.82 and a 200-day moving average of $626.31.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last released 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 business had revenue of $9.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.33 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $6.43 EPS. Cummins’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Cummins will post 30.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Cummins Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $2.20 per share. This represents a $8.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from Cummins’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.00. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 21st. Cummins’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.88%.

About Cummins

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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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