CNH Industrial N.V. $CNH Shares Sold by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. trimmed its stake in CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE:CNH) by 37.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,927,601 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,971,355 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in CNH Industrial were worth $229,832,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in CNH. Tweedy Browne Co LLC raised its holdings in shares of CNH Industrial by 51.9% in the fourth quarter. Tweedy Browne Co LLC now owns 20,180,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,068,000 after acquiring an additional 6,899,583 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CNH Industrial by 17.3% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 26,070,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $282,868,000 after acquiring an additional 3,841,999 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of CNH Industrial in the fourth quarter worth $33,705,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of CNH Industrial by 323.0% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,776,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,909,000 after acquiring an additional 3,647,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of CNH Industrial by 186.1% in the fourth quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 4,961,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,745,000 after acquiring an additional 3,227,143 shares during the last quarter. 59.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at CNH Industrial

In other CNH Industrial news, insider Francesco Vincenzo Mari Tutino sold 48,385 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.13, for a total transaction of $490,140.05. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 71,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $728,610.38. The trade was a 40.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

CNH Industrial Price Performance

CNH stock opened at $10.74 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $10.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.67. CNH Industrial N.V. has a 12-month low of $9.00 and a 12-month high of $14.27. The company has a current ratio of 12.27, a quick ratio of 10.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32. The company has a market cap of $13.32 billion, a PE ratio of 34.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.16.

CNH Industrial (NYSE:CNH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01. CNH Industrial had a return on equity of 7.48% and a net margin of 2.13%.The firm had revenue of $3.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.10 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .1% compared to the same quarter last year. CNH Industrial has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.35-0.45 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that CNH Industrial N.V. will post 0.41 EPS for the current year.

CNH Industrial Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a yield of 98.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. CNH Industrial’s payout ratio is 32.26%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on CNH Industrial from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup boosted their price target on CNH Industrial from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut CNH Industrial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $12.00 to $10.50 in a report on Monday, May 11th. Barclays boosted their price target on CNH Industrial from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised CNH Industrial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $12.77.

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.