Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Crane FY2025 Earnings

Crane (NYSE:CR) – Research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crane in a note issued to investors on Thursday, October 30th. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville now expects that the conglomerate will post earnings per share of $5.90 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.74. The consensus estimate for Crane’s current full-year earnings is $7.87 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Crane’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.55 EPS.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.46 by $0.18. Crane had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 13.10%.The company had revenue of $589.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $578.54 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Crane has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.750-5.950 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Crane from $200.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $230.00 target price (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Crane in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of America raised their target price on Crane from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $223.60.

Crane Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE CR opened at $189.99 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $184.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $180.83. Crane has a one year low of $127.04 and a one year high of $203.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Crane Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 10th. Investors of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Crane’s payout ratio is presently 14.74%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Alejandro Alcala sold 20,791 shares of Crane stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.74, for a total transaction of $4,007,257.34. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 33,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,461,801.24. The trade was a 38.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Crane in the second quarter worth $190,533,000. Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC raised its stake in shares of Crane by 117.3% in the first quarter. Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC now owns 937,237 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $143,566,000 after buying an additional 505,983 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Crane in the 1st quarter worth about $75,254,000. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its stake in Crane by 5,159.8% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 232,851 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $44,216,000 after acquiring an additional 228,424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Crane by 299.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 234,131 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $43,876,000 after purchasing an additional 175,554 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.14% of the company’s stock.

Crane Company Profile

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, and Engineered Materials.