Cummins (CMI) Competitors $321.48 -1.73 (-0.54%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$319.00 -2.48 (-0.77%) As of 07:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CMI vs. CAT, DE, PCAR, WAB, CNH, AGCO, TTC, OSK, FSS, and TEXShould 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), CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign (CNH), AGCO (AGCO), Toro (TTC), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), and Terex (TEX). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Cummins vs. Caterpillar Deere & Company PACCAR Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign AGCO Toro Oshkosh Federal Signal Terex Cummins (NYSE:CMI) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer CMI or CAT? Cummins presently has a consensus price target of $352.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.55%. Caterpillar has a consensus price target of $375.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.78%. Given Cummins' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cummins is more favorable than Caterpillar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cummins 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Caterpillar 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has more risk and volatility, CMI or CAT? Cummins has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caterpillar has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CMI or CAT more profitable? Caterpillar has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Cummins' net margin of 11.57%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 58.18% beat Cummins' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cummins11.57% 27.12% 9.27% Caterpillar 16.65%58.18%12.57% Does the media prefer CMI or CAT? In the previous week, Caterpillar had 27 more articles in the media than Cummins. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Caterpillar and 42 mentions for Cummins. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Cummins' score of 0.93 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cummins 25 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Caterpillar 41 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CMI or CAT? Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Cummins. Cummins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCummins$33.87B1.31$3.95B$20.1015.99Caterpillar$63.26B2.57$10.79B$20.5216.81 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CMI or CAT? 83.5% of Cummins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Cummins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMI or CAT? Caterpillar received 415 more outperform votes than Cummins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.19% of users gave Caterpillar an outperform vote while only 62.18% of users gave Cummins an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCumminsOutperform Votes80462.18% Underperform Votes48937.82% CaterpillarOutperform Votes121962.19% Underperform Votes74137.81% Is CMI or CAT a better dividend stock? Cummins pays an annual dividend of $7.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cummins pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caterpillar pays out 27.5% 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 and Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. SummaryCaterpillar beats Cummins on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cummins News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCumminsEngines & turbines IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$44.28B$4.76B$18.79B$19.30BDividend Yield2.20%2.56%2.95%3.84%P/E Ratio11.4112.7419.4634.53Price / Sales1.312.008.6534.83Price / Cash13.0612.8710.9417.51Price / Book3.912.421.904.69Net Income$3.95B$320.99M$1.41B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.18%1.49%-2.20%-1.74%1 Month Performance15.33%24.69%10.02%7.50%1 Year Performance12.01%86.87%-6.81%4.15% Cummins Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMICummins4.6626 of 5 stars$321.48-0.5%$352.17+9.5%+13.0%$44.28B$33.87B11.4173,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCATCaterpillar4.7919 of 5 stars$351.77-0.5%$375.33+6.7%-4.6%$165.70B$63.26B15.94109,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDEDeere & Company4.4612 of 5 stars$529.81-0.3%$513.00-3.2%+33.2%$143.80B$46.93B23.4882,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPCARPACCAR4.6652 of 5 stars$96.79+0.1%$104.14+7.6%-10.7%$50.81B$32.36B12.2431,100Analyst ForecastWABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies3.3692 of 5 stars$206.93+0.6%$211.83+2.4%+18.0%$35.41B$10.50B34.3227,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCNHCNH GLOBAL N V Foreign4.6089 of 5 stars$13.66-0.1%$14.92+9.2%N/A$17.07B$18.85B13.2671,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAGCOAGCO4.2008 of 5 stars$107.14-1.2%$103.30-3.6%-5.8%$7.99B$10.78B-18.8325,600Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTTCToro3.3235 of 5 stars$76.87-1.2%$89.75+16.8%-13.2%$7.67B$4.58B19.1711,300News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOSKOshkosh4.7056 of 5 stars$102.47+0.3%$114.93+12.2%-16.8%$6.60B$10.50B9.9015,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFSSFederal Signal1.7537 of 5 stars$95.77+0.4%$98.00+2.3%+7.8%$5.84B$1.90B27.764,100Positive NewsTEXTerex4.5428 of 5 stars$48.25+0.5%$49.40+2.4%-26.6%$3.20B$5.06B9.739,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Caterpillar Competitors Deere & Company Competitors PACCAR Competitors Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Competitors CNH GLOBAL N V Foreign Competitors AGCO Competitors Toro Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Federal Signal Competitors Terex Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CMI) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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