First Citizens Financial Corp Decreases Holdings in Cummins Inc. $CMI

First Citizens Financial Corp lowered its position in Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMIFree Report) by 20.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,566 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,174 shares during the period. Cummins makes up about 1.4% of First Citizens Financial Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. First Citizens Financial Corp’s holdings in Cummins were worth $3,257,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Cummins by 1,500.0% in 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 in the last quarter. Activest Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Cummins by 537.5% in the 4th quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 51 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cummins in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in Cummins by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 52 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Cummins during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. 83.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Cummins

In other Cummins news, EVP Bonnie J. Fetch sold 652 shares of Cummins stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $700.19, for a total value of $456,523.88. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 11,679 shares in the company, valued at $8,177,519.01. The trade was a 5.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Nathan R. Stoner sold 607 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $694.06, for a total transaction of $421,294.42. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 9,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,556,784.82. This represents a 6.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 13,579 shares of company stock worth $9,377,684 in the last quarter. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CMI has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Cummins from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Cummins from $752.00 to $761.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Cummins from $794.00 to $874.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on Cummins from $850.00 to $835.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $745.64.

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Cummins Stock Up 2.5%

CMI stock opened at $651.55 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $669.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $624.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.24. Cummins Inc. has a one year low of $372.00 and a one year high of $737.76.

Cummins (NYSE:CMIGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported $6.73 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.21 by ($0.48). Cummins had a return on equity of 25.29% and a net margin of 7.82%.The business had revenue of $9.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.33 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $6.43 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Cummins Inc. will post 29.39 EPS for the current year.

Cummins Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors 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 currently 41.52%.

Cummins Company 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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