Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for Cummins Q4 Earnings

Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cummins in a report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Singhi now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.44. The consensus estimate for Cummins' current full-year earnings is $22.57 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Cummins' Q2 2026 earnings at $6.72 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $26.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $26.06 EPS.

CMI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Cummins from $424.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Cummins from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Citigroup decreased their target price on Cummins from $435.00 to $430.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Vertical Research downgraded Cummins from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $350.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Cummins from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $354.00 to $358.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cummins has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $386.67.

Cummins Stock Down 4.6 %

Shares of CMI traded down $17.60 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $366.79. 802,298 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 826,870. The stock has a market cap of $50.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $361.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $341.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. Cummins has a twelve month low of $259.06 and a twelve month high of $387.90.

Cummins (NYSE:CMI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $8.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.06 billion. Cummins had a return on equity of 27.12% and a net margin of 11.57%. The firm's revenue was down 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.14 earnings per share.

Cummins Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a $1.82 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $7.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.98%. Cummins's dividend payout ratio is 25.84%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Global Trust Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Cummins by 59.6% during the fourth quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 75 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. BankPlus Trust Department acquired a new stake in shares of Cummins during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Compass Financial Services Inc bought a new stake in shares of Cummins during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cummins by 208.0% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 77 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TCTC Holdings LLC bought a new position in Cummins in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.46% of the company's stock.

Cummins Company Profile

Cummins Inc designs, manufactures, distributes, and services diesel and natural gas engines, electric and hybrid powertrains, and related components worldwide. It operates through five segments: Engine, Distribution, Components, Power Systems, and Accelera. The company offers diesel and natural gas-powered engines under the Cummins and other customer brands for the heavy and medium-duty truck, bus, recreational vehicle, light-duty automotive, construction, mining, marine, rail, oil and gas, defense, and agricultural markets; and offers parts and services, as well as remanufactured parts and engines.