CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH) Shares Gap Up on Analyst Upgrade

CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNH) shares gapped up prior to trading on Monday after Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. The stock had previously closed at $11.68, but opened at $12.11. Robert W. Baird now has a $15.00 price target on the stock. CNH Industrial shares last traded at $11.8980, with a volume of 1,168,217 shares.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on CNH. Weiss Ratings cut shares of CNH Industrial from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 target price (down from $16.00) on shares of CNH Industrial in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on CNH Industrial from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Evercore set a $12.25 price target on CNH Industrial in a report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $12.00 price target on shares of CNH Industrial in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CNH Industrial

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CNH Industrial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in CNH Industrial by 1,734.2% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 3,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 3,295 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in CNH Industrial during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new position in CNH Industrial during the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in CNH Industrial by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 5,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,771 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.88% of the company’s stock.

CNH Industrial Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.33, a current ratio of 12.23 and a quick ratio of 10.16. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.15.

CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.77 billion. CNH Industrial had a net margin of 1.71% and a return on equity of 6.78%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.17 earnings per share. CNH Industrial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.410-0.460 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that CNH Industrial N.V. will post 0.45 earnings per share for the current year.

About CNH Industrial

CNH Industrial N.V. is a global capital goods company specializing in the design, production and sale of agricultural and construction equipment, commercial vehicles and powertrain solutions. The firm operates through five core brands—Case IH and New Holland for agricultural machinery, Case and New Holland for construction equipment, Iveco for light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, and FPT Industrial for engines and drivetrain components. Established in 2013 through the combination of Fiat Industrial and CNH Global, the company draws on a rich heritage of innovation dating back to pioneering landmarks in farm and construction machinery from the 19th century.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses tractors, combines, balers, excavators, backhoe loaders, trucks, vans and bespoke engines for marine, automotive and industrial markets.