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Cummins (CMI) Competitors

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$351.38 +1.68 (+0.48%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

CMI vs. CAT, DE, PCAR, WAB, TTC, AGCO, OSK, FSS, TEX, and TRN

Should you be buying Cummins stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cummins include Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), AGCO (AGCO), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), and Trinity Industries (TRN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

Cummins vs.

Cummins (NYSE:CMI) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 3 more articles in the media than Cummins. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Caterpillar and 15 mentions for Cummins. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Cummins' score of 0.44 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cummins
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Caterpillar
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Cummins. Caterpillar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cummins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cummins$34.20B1.41$735M$15.1423.21
Caterpillar$65.66B2.69$10.34B$21.5716.97

Caterpillar has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Cummins' net margin of 6.13%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 59.09% beat Cummins' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cummins6.13% 26.86% 8.85%
Caterpillar 16.26%59.09%12.77%

83.5% of Cummins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Cummins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cummins pays an annual dividend of $7.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cummins pays out 48.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cummins has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Cummins is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cummins has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caterpillar received 409 more outperform votes than Cummins when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.46% of users gave Cummins an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave Caterpillar an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CumminsOutperform Votes
792
62.46%
Underperform Votes
476
37.54%
CaterpillarOutperform Votes
1201
62.45%
Underperform Votes
722
37.55%

Cummins presently has a consensus price target of $356.92, suggesting a potential upside of 1.58%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $384.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Caterpillar's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caterpillar is more favorable than Cummins.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cummins
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.36
Caterpillar
4 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

Summary

Caterpillar beats Cummins on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CMI vs. The Competition

MetricCumminsEngines & turbines IndustryAuto SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$48.20B$5.44B$19.29B$19.18B
Dividend Yield2.02%2.72%3.11%3.61%
P/E Ratio23.2110.4611.3241.30
Price / Sales1.411.3711.0717.58
Price / Cash13.6911.6412.3421.28
Price / Book5.032.571.895.32
Net Income$735M$111.80M$1.51B$989.88M
7 Day Performance-4.39%5.20%-4.98%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-4.81%6.46%-2.49%-3.68%
1 Year Performance43.94%99.12%-13.28%12.14%

Cummins Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMI
Cummins
4.1983 of 5 stars
$351.38
+0.5%
$356.92
+1.6%
+46.1%$48.20B$34.20B23.2175,500Analyst Forecast
CAT
Caterpillar
4.2493 of 5 stars
$380.49
0.0%
$374.69
-1.5%
+26.4%$183.70B$65.66B17.64113,200Analyst Forecast
DE
Deere & Company
3.7374 of 5 stars
$437.93
-0.6%
$443.28
+1.2%
+11.7%$119.82B$50.52B17.2083,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PCAR
PACCAR
4.0678 of 5 stars
$112.66
-0.3%
$118.25
+5.0%
+9.8%$59.07B$35.13B12.6332,400Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
WAB
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
3.8896 of 5 stars
$201.88
+1.1%
$175.30
-13.2%
+54.5%$34.70B$9.68B33.2829,000
TTC
Toro
3.5053 of 5 stars
$87.24
-1.2%
$93.33
+7.0%
-16.2%$8.95B$4.55B23.1810,706Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
AGCO
AGCO
4.4175 of 5 stars
$95.90
-1.3%
$113.18
+18.0%
-22.2%$7.16B$14.41B42.9727,900Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
OSK
Oshkosh
4.8354 of 5 stars
$100.11
+0.1%
$122.86
+22.7%
-11.3%$6.51B$9.66B9.7117,300Analyst Forecast
FSS
Federal Signal
1.8541 of 5 stars
$97.25
+0.8%
$90.00
-7.5%
+21.1%$5.94B$1.84B28.234,500Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
TEX
Terex
4.3255 of 5 stars
$48.51
-2.1%
$59.56
+22.8%
-21.5%$3.24B$5.15B7.2310,200Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TRN
Trinity Industries
3.1741 of 5 stars
$37.62
+0.8%
$35.67
-5.2%
+38.4%$3.09B$2.98B18.209,480Positive News

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