Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Boosts Stake in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,729,113 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 93,668 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 1.50% of Crown worth $167,013,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Crown by 103.1% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 264 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Crown by 105.0% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 289 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Crown by 45.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 356 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Crown during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Crown in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Crown

In related news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of Crown stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total transaction of $3,413,463.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 88,052 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. This trade represents a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.67, for a total value of $830,025.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 474,736 shares in the company, valued at $52,539,033.12. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,988 shares of company stock valued at $10,964,122. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Crown Price Performance

Crown stock opened at $105.02 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $108.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $100.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.49, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.70. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $75.98 and a 52-week high of $116.62.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. Crown’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $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, equities analysts anticipate that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. This is a boost from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Crown’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.33%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CCK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Wolfe Research set a $115.00 target price on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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, February 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, UBS Group set a $126.00 price objective on Crown and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.86.

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.