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Cummins (CMI) logoTruck engine and power generation system manufacturer extraordinaire Cummins Inc. (CMI), which I first discussed here on April 3, 2009, at a price of $29.70, is making a strong case for 2011 "play of the year" -- and it's only April.

Cummins, which is up about 260%, sliced through major, psychological resistance at $100, tested $110, pulled back during the winter and has recently moved back toward $110. Hence, if you haven't already, now would be a good time to consider taking some profits off the table with CMI if you're in near $30.

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Cummins (CMI) logoQuoting the late, great Ethel Merman, everything's coming up roses for truck engine/power generation system manufacturer Cummins Inc. (CMI), first discussed here on April 3, 2009, at a price of $29.70.

Cummins sliced through major psychological resistance at $100 and is testing $110, so if you haven't already, now would be a good time to consider taking some profits off the table with CMI.

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Truck engine/power generation system manufacturer Cummins Inc. (CMI), which I first wrote about on April 3, 2009, at a price of $29.70, has simply soared in the second half of 2010 to more than $90, and if you haven't already, now would be a good time to consider taking some profits off the table with CMI.

Further, I'd raise the sell/stop loss to $69 from $58, making this a 140% profitable trade at the $69 stop price. Not bad.

Even so, there's more upside ahead for Cummins. Cummins will likely post a 10% to 12% revenue gain in 2010, followed by a probable 11% to 14% increase in 2011.

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If you are looking to profit from a stock that is benefitting from the driving forces in the economy, you should take a look at Cummins Inc. (CMI).

Cummins is powering up to new 52-week highs, and Goldman Sachs recently placed the company on its Conviction Buy List -- raising its price target to $104, signaling a 22% increase from the stock's current level of $85.

Goldman cites stricter global engine regulations and the need to upgrade existing machinery as one of the key factors that should boost Cummins growth.

Cummins was also recently named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the sixth consecutive year.

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The chart of truck engine/power generation system manufacturer Cummins (CMI), which I first wrote about on April 3, 2009 at a price of $29.70, appears to be forming a bearish head-and-shoulders formation, hence it may be prudent to take some profits off the table.

However, those investors who can tolerate the risk can hold on to their full position, and go for an even bigger gain.

Look for Cummins to post a 10-12% revenue gain in 2010, followed by likely 11-14% increase in 2011.

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Truck engine/power generation system manufacturer Cummins Inc. (CMI), first discussed here on April 3, 2009 at a price of $29.70, continues to impress.

Look for Cummins to post a 7-10% revenue gain in 2010, followed by likely 10-12% increase in 2011.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Barrington upgraded Global Payments (GPN) to outperform from market perform following the company's Q3 results and raised earnings guidance.
  • FBR Capital upgraded Foot Locker (FL) to outperform from market perform to reflect the company's improving comps and international expansion. The firm set a $17 price target for shares.
  • Keefe Bruyette upgraded Legg Mason (LM) to outperform from market perform and raised its target for shares to $37 from $34.
  • Acuity Brands (AYI) was upgraded to buy from hold at BB&T.
  • Ann Taylor (ANN) was upgraded to hold from underperform at Jefferies.
  • Waddell & Reed (WDR) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup.

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Analyst Upgrades

  • Credit Suisse upgraded Blackrock (BLK) to outperform from neutral and added shares to its U.S. Focus List. The firm cites valuation for the upgrade. The firm raised its target to $280 from $270.
  • Keefe Bruyette upgraded Greenhill & Co. (GHL) to outperform from market perform following the company's acquisition of Caliburn. The firm raised its price target for shares to $110 from $82.
  • Deutsche Bank upgraded Athenahealth (ATHN) to buy from hold, citing the removal of the company's accounting overhang and a strong long-term outlook. The firm raised its price target for shares to $51 from $40.
  • Ann Taylor (ANN) was upgraded to neutral from underperform at BofA/Merrill.
  • Jacobs Engineering (JEC) was upgraded to sell from conviction sell at Goldman.
  • Sterling Bancorp (STL) was upgraded to outperform from market perform at BMO Capital.

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Cummins Inc. (CMI) has broken-through key resistance due to the global economic recovery, and I'm obviously reiterating my buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on April 3, 2009, at a price of $29.70. If you bought Cummins in April, you're up an impressive 70%.

With more than 50% of its revenue from international sources, Cummins is obviously well-positioned for the global recovery, and look for the company to register an impressive FY2010 revenue gain, on sales gains of its efficient truck engine and infrastructure-based power generation equipment. Basically, institutional investors (IIs) have looked past CMI's FY2009 revenue decline, and have bid-up the company's shares since March 2009 on the U.S./global economic recoveries.

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The global recovery is underway, and that's goods news for Cummins, Inc. (NYSE: CMI), which is why reiterating my Buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on April 3, 2009 at a price of $29.70. If you bought CMI in April, you're up an impressive 57%.

Look for Cummins, with more than 50% of its revenue derived from international markets, to register an impressive FY2010 revenue gain, on sales gains of its efficient truck engine and infrastructure-based power generation equipment. Basically, institutional investors (IIs) have looked beyond CMI's FY2009 revenue decline, and have bid-up the company's shares since March, on the U.S./global economic recoveries.

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I'm reiterating my Buy rating for Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), first recommended on April 3, 2009 at a price of $29.70.

A global manufacturer and servicer of diesel and natural gas engines, electric power generations systems and engine-related parts, Cummins is the not-so-little-engine that could.

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Analyst upgrades
  • Oppenheimer upgraded Savient Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SVNT) to Perform from Underperform after the FDA's Arthritis Advisory Committee voted 14-1 in favor of approving Krystexxa for gout.
  • Banc of America/Merrill upgraded Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) to Buy from Underperform and raised its target to $27 from $18 based on expectations that margin expansion will be higher than Street expectations.
  • UBS said Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has limited downside risk given the improved outlook for the graphics processor market and professional solutions business. Shares were upgraded to Neutral from Sell and its target was raised to $11.50 from $8.
  • BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Macquarie.
  • Neutral Tandem (NASDAQ: TNDM) was upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Baird.
  • Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) was upgraded to Buy from Neutral at SunTrust.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • Bernstein upgraded Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) to Outperform from Market Perform on valuation as it believes threats to the core business are priced in at current levels and upside catalysts may come from pipeline news. The firm raised its target on shares to $65 from $57.
  • Stephens upgraded CyberSource (NASDAQ: CYBS) to Overweight from Equal Weight on valuation as it believes the recent pullback creates a buying opportunity. The firm raised its target on shares to $16 from $14.
  • JPMorgan upgraded Magna (NYSE: MGA) and Tenneco (NYSE: TEN) to Overweight from Neutral on expectations global auto production has sequentially bottomed with European light vehicle production rebounding in Q2. The firm also sees a short-term trading opportunity in TRW Automotive (NYSE: TRW), but keeps a Neutral rating on the stock.
  • SINA Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) was upgraded to Conviction Buy from Buy at Goldman.
  • Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI) was raised to Buy from Hold at Citigroup.

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Without question, it remains a market for the bold. There are some 'green shoots' sprouting in the economy, to cite phrase popularized by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, but there still are formidable problems.

That said, no one ever made a dime by establishing stock positions when things are 99% safe: by that time, almost every stock has been bid-up. You have to prudently bottom fish, and with that in mind, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is worth a review.

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Analyst upgrades:
  • UBS upgraded Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) to Buy from Neutral but lowered its target to $42 from $45 following the solid Q4 report. The firm expects Dollar Tree's cost containment to continue. JP Morgan upgraded shares to Overweight from Neutral on valuation as it believes the recent pullback is overdone and the company set achievable FY09 guidance. The firm has a $43 target on the stock.
  • JP Morgan also upgraded Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) to Overweight from Neutral on valuation as they find the stock oversold at current levels.
  • KeyBanc upgraded Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) to Hold from Underweight based on valuation, strong balance sheet and cost reductions, and a solid track record of execution.
  • Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) was upgraded to Neutral from Underweight at HSBC.
  • Aeropostale (NYSE: ARO) was raised to Equal Weight from Underweight at Barclays.
  • Carter's (NYSE: CRI) was upgraded at Goldman to Neutral from Sell.

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CMI logoCummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) shares are trading higher today after CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday night on his television show the company has a clear technological advantage over the competition because its engines are designed to be more efficient than future emissions standards dictate. This could be good news for CMI in the long run. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on CMI.

After hitting a one-year high of $71.725 in October, the stock hit a one-year low of $38.11 in January. CMI opened this morning at $58.78. So far today the stock has hit a low of $57.50 and a high of $59.46. As of 1:15, CMI is trading at $58.58, up $2.52 (4.5%). The chart for CMI looks bullish and steady, while S&P gives the stock a bullish 4 Stars (out of 5) Buy rating.

For a bullish hedged play on this stock, I would consider a September bull-put credit spread below the $35 range. A bull-put credit spread is an options position that combines the purchase and sale of put options to hedge risk in case the stock doesn't do what you think but still leverage nice returns. For this particular trade, we will make a 4.2% return in just five months as long as CMI is above $35 at September expiration. Cummins would have to fall by more than 40% before we would start to lose money.

CMI hasn't been below $38 at all in the past year and has shown support around $47 recently. This trade could be risky if the company's earnings (due out Wednesday before the market opens) disappoint, but even if that happens, that position could be protected by support the stock might find just between $40 and $50, where it has bottomed over the past few months.

Brent Archer is an options analyst and writer at Investors Observer. At publication time, Brent neither owns nor controls positions in CMI.

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The temperatures may still be mild in much of the country, but Mother Nature's not fooling the calendar... Thanksgiving is just a week from tomorrow. Then comes the holiday shopping season, and before you know it, we're in 2008.

It's been an interesting year for stocks so far, what with the private-equity bum rush that fizzled, a housing market that just won't snap back, and a little thing called "subprime." But nevertheless, both the Dow and the S&P have managed to hit new record highs. There have been plenty of bullish opportunities if you've been looking in the right places, and of course, there have been some absolute collapses as well.

Ahead of the Ides of November, I turned to the Quantitative Analysis group at Schaeffer's Investment Research, led by the fearless Joe Sunderman, for a list of the best, and worst, performers, year-to-date, in the S&P 500 Index. These rankings were pulled earlier today and do not include any dividend payouts.

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Last December, over 100 stocks were featured in our Top Picks for 2007 report. Now, at mid-year, we turn to the 20 advisors whose picks showed the strongest gains to get an update on their previous picks, as well as a new favorite stock for the second half of the year.

Neil Macneale, editor of 2 for 1 (a newsletter focused exclusively on stocks that have announced stock splits), chose two stocks in the Top Picks for 2007 report, and both picks qualified him for our Top 20 Advisors. His previous selections were Chaparrel Steel Co. (NASDAQ: CHAP) and Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD).

As of June 1, 2007, Steel Dynamics has risen 49%. while Chapparel had scored a gain of 67%. Here is Neil's original recommendation for these issues.

Updating his outlook on these steel stock, he now says, "This rate of return cannot continue forever, but there is every reason to believe these remain good stocks to own.

"Steel should continue to perform, given the strength of the economy, even without a strong housing market. As the housing market improves, steel should get even stronger. In both cases, fundamentals for these companies remain strong and the stocks still sell at a discount to their peers."

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MOST NOTEWORTHY: The truck industry, Roo Group (RGRP), Accuray (ARAY) and TomoTherapy (TTPY) were today's noteworthy initiations:
  • In the trucking industry, FTN Midwest initiated shares of Cummins Inc (NYSE: CMI) and Navistar International Corp (NASDAQ: NAVZ) with Hold Ratings and Oshkosh Truck Corp (NYSE: OSK) and PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) with Buy ratings.
  • ROO Group (NASDAQ: RGRP) was initiated with a Buy rating and a $3.75 target at Think Equity, which believes RGRP is positioned to capitalize as the Internet continues to grow as a broadcast medium for video.
  • Soleil initiated shares of Accuray Inc. (NASDAQ: ARAY) with a Buy rating and $30 target. The company is Soleil's top pick in radiation oncology.
  • Soleil also initiated shares of TomoTherapy Inc. (NASDAQ: TTPY) with a Buy rating and $25 target, as the firm believes all-in-one imaging and radiation oncology system in HiArt could become the new standard of care.
OTHER INITIATIONS:
  • Elan Corp (NYSE: ELN) was initiated with an Outperform rating and $40 target at Leerink Swann, which added shares to the firm's Focus List as it is positive on the Tysabri opportunity.
  • Cree Inc (NASDAQ: CREE) was initiated with a Buy rating and $50 target at Amtech, as the firm believes the time for LED adoption has finally arrived and will accelerate in the future.
  • Nollenberger initiated shares of ZipRealty (NASDAQ: ZIPR) and Move, Inc (NASDAQ: MOVE) with Neutral ratings.
  • CIBC World Markets initiated shares of Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFMI) with a Sector Underperformer rating and $38 target, expecting the company to be impacted by increasing competition.
  • BMO Capital Markets initiated shares of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) with an Outperform rating and $10 target.
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While you've been busy scouring over this week's earnings reports, back here at rumor central there's been a number of "head ups," but not all that much to write home about, or to send you phoning your broker. But take note of these just for the heck of it.

UNITED RENTALS INC (NYSE: URI)

It's not news that the world's largest rental company has been for sale for a couple of weeks, but once again, as it is for so many speculative situations as this, there's an ongoing undercurrent of chatter. The CEO is retiring in June, and the COO will then hold down the fort. UBS (NYSE: UBS) and Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS) are offering advice. The company's in pretty good shape, and should attract some interesting offers. The stock keeps ticking slowly upward. But the rental market has slowed some. Stay tuned.

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY (NYSE: EK)

The stock's been moving on up. Take over? Cash infusion? Fabulous new product release? Not one of us outsiders knows for sure what's up. So, what is up? Well, they sold the health imaging business and should get paid its $2.35B soon. Is Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) a potential merger partner? Maybe, maybe not. Last month it was reported that Kodak had eyes for OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI). Maybe after quarterly results are released May 4 there'll be a clearer Kodak moment. Just don't count on them to try and rejoin the Better Business Bureau anytime soon. Now there's a rumor.

CUMMINS INC (NYSE: CMI)

Shares hit a record high the other day, at least one brokerage firm upgraded the stock, and reports were that the engine maker was...you guessed it...the target of takeover "expectations." Is that like, expecting? Like expecting to be courted and bought? Fiat (NYSE: FIA) could be expecting cause they are among the "rumored" to want to expand their truck division in good old North America. Cummins, one of the few remaining independents worldwide, meanwhile has been humming along, with three straight years of record earnings. What a machine, eh? Hmmm.

This week's rumor round-up: Cummins hits record high originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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