Cummins slips as investors appear to pause after recent bullish updates

Cummins Inc. (CMI) is down 3.1% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: There does not appear to be a single new negative company-specific headline driving today’s move. This could be because investors are taking profits and repositioning ahead of the company’s August 4, 2026 earnings report, while weighing strong recent operating momentum against higher planned investment spending.

Details:

On July 13, Cummins approved a 10% increase in its quarterly dividend, lifting the payout from $2.00 to $2.20 per share and extending its multiyear streak of dividend increases.

In its most recent quarterly update, Cummins posted first-quarter 2026 sales of $8.4 billion and raised its full-year revenue outlook to growth of 8% to 11%, helped by stronger demand in North America on-highway and power generation markets.

Cummins has scheduled its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference call for August 4, 2026, which may be encouraging some caution after the stock’s strong run.

At its May analyst day, Cummins raised its 2030 financial targets and announced additional large-engine capacity and product investments, a supportive long-term signal that can also keep attention on execution risk and capital spending.

Sources:

Cummins Investor Relations, SEC, MarketBeat

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$CMI Insider Trading Activity

$CMI insiders have traded $CMI stock on the open market 35 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 35 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CMI stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

WILLIAM I MILLER has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 18,107 shares for an estimated $10,811,645.
JENNIFER MARY BUSH (VP & Pres. - Power Systems) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 9,270 shares for an estimated $5,978,723.
AMY ROCHELLE DAVIS (VP & Pres. - Accelera and Com) has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 5,918 shares for an estimated $3,369,194.
DONALD G JACKSON (VP - Treasury & Tax) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 2,330 shares for an estimated $1,479,175.
EARL NEWSOME (VP - Chief Information Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,300 shares for an estimated $758,776.
BONNIE J FETCH (EVP & President - Operations) sold 642 shares for an estimated $451,685

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$CMI Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 796 institutional investors add shares of $CMI stock to their portfolio, and 774 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO removed 2,432,356 shares (-98.9%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,308,656,175
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC removed 686,669 shares (-64.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $369,441,655
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 658,888 shares (-72.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $354,494,921
CURATED WEALTH PARTNERS LLC added 629,542 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $448,995,649
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 586,512 shares (-59.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $315,555,186
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 530,812 shares (+257.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $285,587,472
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 465,316 shares (-30.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $250,349,314

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$CMI Government Contracts

We have seen $21,846,925 of award payments to $CMI over the last year.

Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:

DELIVERY ORDER FOR A QUANTITY OF 64 EACH, V903 M109 675 HP NEW ENGINES.: $10,894,784
CGC CIMMARON REPLACEMENT CUMMINS ENGINES: $468,106
CUMMINS RUGGED MOBILE POWER 1070 60KW GENERATORS: $205,130
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EMERGENCY BACKUP GENERATORS: $85,483
PROJECT 25Z5AF4- EMERGENCY GENERATOR REPAIR TO ENSURE CONTINUOUS STANDBY POWER TO THE INSTITUTION: $64,475

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$CMI Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CMI stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CMI stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ sold up to $15,000 on 03/31.
REPRESENTATIVE JOSH GOTTHEIMER purchased up to $15,000 on 02/05.
REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/04.

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$CMI Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CMI recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $CMI in the last 6 months, with a median target of $765.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Jamie Cook from Truist Securities set a target price of $901.0 on 07/02/2026
Jerry Revich from Wells Fargo set a target price of $874.0 on 06/17/2026
Steven Fisher from UBS set a target price of $850.0 on 06/08/2026
John Eade from Argus Research set a target price of $770.0 on 06/01/2026
Tim Thein from Raymond James set a target price of $745.0 on 05/26/2026
Adam Seiden from Barclays set a target price of $760.0 on 05/07/2026
Kyle Menges from Citigroup set a target price of $770.0 on 05/06/2026

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