CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNHI) had its price objective lifted by investment analysts at Bank of America from $17.00 to $18.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Bank of America’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 16.13% from the company’s current price.
A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on CNHI. BidaskClub downgraded shares of CNH Industrial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 17th. Barclays started coverage on shares of CNH Industrial in a research note on Tuesday, December 12th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup raised shares of CNH Industrial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $13.75 to $15.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 29th. Berenberg Bank started coverage on shares of CNH Industrial in a research note on Wednesday, January 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $13.50 price target on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $13.20 price target (up from $12.80) on shares of CNH Industrial in a research note on Monday, October 9th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $14.69.
CNH Industrial (NYSE CNHI) traded up $0.80 on Thursday, hitting $15.50. The stock had a trading volume of 4,048,497 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,790,000. The stock has a market capitalization of $21,260.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.45 and a beta of 0.71. CNH Industrial has a one year low of $8.74 and a one year high of $15.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.73, a current ratio of 5.42 and a quick ratio of 4.18.
CNH Industrial declared that its board has approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, January 30th that allows the company to buyback $700.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Prudential PLC increased its position in CNH Industrial by 7.8% during the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 404,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,607,000 after buying an additional 29,247 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in CNH Industrial during the second quarter worth $929,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in CNH Industrial during the second quarter worth $559,000. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in CNH Industrial by 58.9% during the second quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 37,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,000 after buying an additional 14,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in CNH Industrial by 61.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,120,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,363,000 after buying an additional 804,286 shares during the last quarter. 18.15% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial N.V. is a capital goods company. The Company is engaged in the design, production, marketing, sale and financing of agricultural and construction equipment, trucks, commercial vehicles, buses and specialty vehicles for firefighting, defense and other uses, as well as engines, transmissions and axles for vehicles and engines under marine and power generation applications.
