Truist Financial Reiterates “Buy” Rating for Crown (NYSE:CCK)

Crown (NYSE:CCK)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by stock analysts at Truist Financial in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $135.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $130.00. Truist Financial’s target price suggests a potential upside of 19.43% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $115.00 price target (up previously from $110.00) on shares of Crown in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Crown from $106.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Crown from $116.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a report on Monday, December 29th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.43.

Crown Stock Performance

Shares of Crown stock opened at $113.04 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The company has a market capitalization of $13.04 billion, a PE ratio of 17.75, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.73. Crown has a 12 month low of $75.98 and a 12 month high of $115.85.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. Crown had a return on equity of 26.68% and a net margin of 5.97%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.59 earnings per share. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Crown will post 6.96 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 19,754 shares of Crown stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.02, for a total value of $1,995,549.08. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 96,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,782,877.82. The trade was a 16.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $3,047,520.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 411,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,213,380. This trade represents a 6.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 64,754 shares of company stock valued at $6,720,634 in the last 90 days. 0.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Crown in the second quarter valued at $184,046,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Crown by 226.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,474,038 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $142,377,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,789 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Crown by 58.6% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,727,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $280,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007,980 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its holdings in Crown by 60.8% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,493,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $240,854,000 after purchasing an additional 943,045 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Crown by 36.9% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,467,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $333,197,000 after buying an additional 933,938 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting 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

About Crown

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.