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Cummins (CMI) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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Cummins (CMI - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $245.16, moving +1.31% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.23%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.84%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.24%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the engine maker had gained 16.99% over the past month. This has lagged the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector's gain of 20.58% and outpaced the S&P 500's gain of 4.67% in that time.

Cummins will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release. In that report, analysts expect Cummins to post earnings of $5.17 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 8.39%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $8.24 billion, up 25.13% from the prior-year quarter.

Looking at the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of $19.87 per share and revenue of $32.81 billion. These totals would mark changes of +31.42% and +16.88%, respectively, from last year.

It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Cummins. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.51% higher within the past month. Cummins is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Cummins has a Forward P/E ratio of 12.18 right now. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 11.7, so we one might conclude that Cummins is trading at a premium comparatively.

Also, we should mention that CMI has a PEG ratio of 1.34. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Automotive - Internal Combustion Engines was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.34 at yesterday's closing price.

The Automotive - Internal Combustion Engines industry is part of the Auto-Tires-Trucks sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 112, putting it in the top 45% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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