Delphi Management Inc. MA Takes Position in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Delphi Management Inc. MA acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 14,530 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,496,000. Crown accounts for about 1.5% of Delphi Management Inc. MA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Crown by 103.1% during the 3rd 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 position 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 valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Crown during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. ORG Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Crown by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised 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 purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Crown news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of Crown stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total value of $3,413,463.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 88,052 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,108,369.60. This trade represents a 25.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of Crown stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.67, for a total transaction of $830,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 474,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $52,539,033.12. The trade was a 1.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 44,734 shares of company stock valued at $5,030,988 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on CCK. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft began coverage on shares of Crown in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $124.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Crown from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $112.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Crown from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Crown currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.13.

Crown Stock Performance

CCK opened at $103.21 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a fifty day moving average of $107.62 and a 200 day moving average of $101.76. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.98 and a fifty-two week high of $116.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during 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%. Crown’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, sell-side 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Crown’s dividend payout ratio is 21.98%.

Crown Company 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.