Crane (NYSE:CR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Crane (NYSE:CR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.300-5.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 4.390. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on CR shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Crane from $175.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. UBS Group increased their price objective on Crane from $152.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on Crane from $176.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Crane has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.80.

Crane Trading Down 3.3 %

CR stock traded down $5.33 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $156.35. 522,720 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 255,343. Crane has a 1-year low of $110.49 and a 1-year high of $188.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.95 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $158.40.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.07. Crane had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 13.10%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Crane will post 7.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crane Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.59%. This is an increase from Crane’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Crane’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.06%.

About Crane

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, and Engineered Materials.