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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, engine maker Cummins (NYSE: CMI ) has earned a respected four-star ranking. While five-star stocks have been the best performers, our data has shown that four-star stocks still outshine the market by a significant margin and shouldn't be taken lightly; conversely, low-rated stocks have woefully lagged the market average.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Cummins' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Cummins facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Columbus, Indiana (1919) |
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Market Cap |
$4.1 billion |
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Industry |
Diversified Machinery |
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TTM Revenue |
$14.6 billion |
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Management |
CEO Theodore Solso (since January 2000) CFO Pat Ward (since April 2008) |
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Return on Equity (average last three years) |
27.3% |
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Dividend Yield |
3.5% |
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Competitors |
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT ) , Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR ) |
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CAPS members bullish on CMI also bullish on |
General Electric (NYSE: GE ) , Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) |
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CAPS members bearish on CMI also bearish on |
EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG ) , Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX ) |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, fully 900 of the 945 members who have rated Cummins -- some 95% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include OleDrippy and jirvineuk.
Last week, OleDrippy stated a simple bull case for Cummins: "Best of breed, taking over CATs market share, been obliterated along with the rest of the market... Has a lot of upside potential when investors flock to companies who make 'stuff.'"
In a pitch from one week earlier, jirvineuk agrees, elaborating on rival Caterpillar's departure from the playing field. Here's an excerpt:
Their largest competitor in the diesel engine business was Caterpillar, who recently announced that they were abandoning the loose engine market. Leaving Cummins to gobble up their 25-30% market share. So Cummins sales and profits are doing well and as they take over more of Caterpillar's business, they have built-in growth potential. There's no reason for their stock to be down to half of their "normal" price other than lots of money leaving stocks for "safer" investments. ... Due to the economy, you can expect durable goods to decline for the next several months. But Cummins will be less affected by this due to taking over the Caterpillar markets.
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Report this Comment On November 13, 2008, at 12:04 PM, CaptDLight wrote:
BTW: Cummins is working on the next generation "clean" diesel engine now and will be in excellent position to capture the diesel engine market place world wide...
+despite what folks wish for in the Green movement, diesel engined trucks will remain in huge demand because they do things that gas powered trucks can't do as well, pull heavy loads...
I look to Cummins to not only recover, but lead the recovery!
Remember when America starts building and repairing it's infrastructure it will need diesel engined trucks and equipment!
Report this Comment On November 19, 2008, at 10:02 AM, chopdaddyballer wrote:
I live in the town Cummins is based out of. They seem to be one of the most progressive and financially sound companies in the US. I have zero affiliation with Cummins and have grossly been effected by the economy and the real estate and residential construction down turn. With all of this happening in the economy the company (Cummins) has a 4-5 story building being completed in the downtown area and hundreds of jobs being added to the area. Where other companies are having to make huge changes just to stay afloat with all that is happening. Cummins seems to be rolling with the punches the market is throwing and winning.
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