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The price of Cummins Inc (NYSE: CMI) closed at $314.99 in the last session, up 0.06% from day before closing price of $314.80. In other words, the price has increased by $0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. CMI stock price reached its highest trading level at $319.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $313.82.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CMI’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6198.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.
On April 07, 2025, UBS Downgraded its rating to Sell which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $240.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on January 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $358.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when Stone John H bought 1,000 shares for $332.08 per share. The transaction valued at 332,080 led to the insider holds 2,441 shares of the business.
Smith Mark Andrew sold 11,430 shares of CMI for $4,281,359 on Feb 10 ’25. The VP – Chief Financial Officer now owns 26,122 shares after completing the transaction at $374.57 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, MARK A. SMITH, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 11,430 shares for $374.57 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CMI now has a Market Capitalization of 43391447040 and an Enterprise Value of 50395414528. As of this moment, Cummins’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.488 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.007.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMI is 1.03, which has changed by 0.13179553 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMI has reached a high of $387.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $260.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CMI traded on average about 842.81K shares per day over the past 3-months and 545850 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 137.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 135.41M. Insiders hold about 1.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.82% stake in the company. Shares short for CMI as of 1748563200 were 2071339 with a Short Ratio of 2.46, compared to 1745971200 on 2411606. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2071339 and a Short% of Float of 1.73.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CMI is 7.28, which was 7.14 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022681069The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.47. The current Payout Ratio is 24.68% for CMI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-23 with an ex-dividend date of 1747958400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2008-01-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 19.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Cummins Inc (CMI) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.16, with high estimates of $5.98 and low estimates of $4.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $23.86 and $17.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $21.11. EPS for the following year is $24.11, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $28.36 and $19.75.
Revenue Estimates
According to 15 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $8.44B. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.9B to a low estimate of $8.08B. As of the current estimate, Cummins Inc’s year-ago sales were $8.8BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.26B. There is a high estimate of $8.71B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $7.52B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CMI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $34.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $31.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $33.22B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $34.1BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $35.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $37.72B and the low estimate is $32.11B.
