Principal Financial Group Inc. Cuts Stock Position in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 255,491 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 5,431 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.22% of Crown worth $24,678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Crown during the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,417,000. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Crown by 73.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 72,075 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,962,000 after acquiring an additional 30,488 shares during the period. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc purchased a new position in Crown during the third quarter valued at approximately $15,472,000. Vinva Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Crown by 152.9% in the second quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 194,348 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $20,393,000 after acquiring an additional 117,494 shares during the period. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Crown in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $265,000. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Crown

In other news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $787,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 482,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,634,780. This represents a 1.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 19,754 shares of Crown stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.02, for a total transaction of $1,995,549.08. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 96,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,782,877.82. The trade was a 16.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 64,754 shares of company stock valued at $6,720,634 in the last three months. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Crown

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong EBITDA: Crown reported Q4 results that topped revenue and EPS expectations and investors reacted to record 2025 EBITDA, a key operating metric that supported earlier upside in the stock. Why Crown Holdings (CCK) Is Up 9.5% After Record 2025 EBITDA and Mixed Net Income Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifting price targets: Several firms raised targets — Truist to $135 (buy), Mizuho to $130 (outperform), and Wells Fargo to $120 (equal weight) — signaling continued analyst conviction in Crown’s longer‑term growth despite near‑term noise. Benzinga coverage of analyst moves TickerReport on Wells Fargo target
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call & transcripts available for detail: Management commentary and the full Q4 earnings call transcript provide detail on volumes, pricing, and capital spending — useful for dissecting margin and cash‑flow drivers. Earnings call transcript Yahoo Q4 transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Business mix note — beverage can demand: Coverage highlights robust beverage can demand driving growth, but also flags higher startup costs for new capacity that are pressuring near‑term margins. CCK Q4 Deep Dive
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance slightly below consensus: Crown set FY‑2026 EPS guidance at $7.90–$8.30 and Q1 at $1.70–$1.80, both modestly under Street expectations — a key reason the stock reversed after the initial rally. Earnings & guidance summary
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst action — downgrade despite higher target: JPMorgan downgraded CCK from overweight to neutral even while raising its price target, illustrating divergent views on near‑term risk vs. longer‑term upside. That mixed signal likely added to intraday selling pressure. Benzinga on JPMorgan action

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on CCK shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Crown from $106.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective (up previously from $130.00) on shares of Crown in a report on Friday. Wolfe Research set a $115.00 target price on shares of Crown in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Crown from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $112.00 to $155.00 in a research note on Friday. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Crown presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.43.

Crown Price Performance

Shares of Crown stock opened at $113.04 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $99.31. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $75.98 and a 12 month high of $115.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.75, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.59 EPS. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Profile

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.