Foster & Motley Inc. Has $1.55 Million Holdings in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its position in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 80.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,044 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,698 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Crown were worth $1,549,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Crown during the 2nd quarter worth about $184,046,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Crown by 226.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,474,038 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $142,377,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,789 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Crown by 58.6% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,727,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $280,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007,980 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its position in Crown by 60.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 933,938 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CCK shares. UBS Group set a $126.00 price objective on Crown and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Crown from $120.00 to $111.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 20th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $115.00 target price on shares of Crown in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.21.

Crown Price Performance

Crown stock opened at $100.22 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $107.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $11.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.05. Crown had a return on equity of 26.68% and a net margin of 5.97%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.59 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Crown Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.35 dividend. This is a boost from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Crown’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.98%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown

In other Crown news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total value of $3,413,463.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 88,052 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. This trade represents a 25.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of Crown stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, 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. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 73,758 shares of company stock worth $8,078,508. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

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.