** Barclays upgrades industrial and automotive engine maker Cummins' CMI.N rating to "overweight" from "equal-weight"; raises price target to $546 from $515
** New PT represents an upside of 9.1% from stock's last close
** Shares of CMI rise nearly 1.5% to about $508.2
** Barclays expects upcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2027 emissions regulations to create demand for new engines and trucks that meet stricter standards, benefiting Cummins
** Adds that CMI can sustain earnings through its power segment while benefiting from lower R&D costs until the next major truck and engine cycle begins
** Twelve of 23 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and 11 "hold"; their median PT is $522.3, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's moves, shares up 45.8% YTD
(Reporting by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru)
((Megavarshini.SomasundaramGnanasundari@thomsonreuters.com))
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