NYSE:CXT Crane NXT (CXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $38.52 +0.61 (+1.60%) As of 11:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Crane NXT Stock (NYSE:CXT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Crane NXT alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$37.51▼$38.5850-Day Range$38.00▼$46.4152-Week Range$37.00▼$69.00Volume62,546 shsAverage Volume724,242 shsMarket Capitalization$2.22 billionP/E Ratio17.18Dividend Yield1.87%Price Target$65.40Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Crane NXT, Co. operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers' important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products. Crane NXT, Co. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts. Read More Crane NXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks85th Percentile Overall ScoreCXT MarketRank™: Crane NXT scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 296 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCrane NXT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Upside PotentialCrane NXT has a consensus price target of $65.40, representing about 72.1% upside from its current price of $38.00.Amount of Analyst CoverageCrane NXT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Crane NXT's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.37% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Crane NXT are expected to grow by 11.37% in the coming year, from $4.22 to $4.70 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 16.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 16.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.17.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCrane NXT has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Crane NXT's valuation and earnings. Short Interest0.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted12.06% of the float of Crane NXT has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCrane NXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 12.25, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Crane NXT has recently increased by 11.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCrane NXT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCrane NXT has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Crane NXT is 32.14%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Crane NXT will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.32% next year. This indicates that Crane NXT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Crane NXT's dividend. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.43 News SentimentCrane NXT has a news sentiment score of 1.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Crane NXT this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 4 people have searched for CXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Crane NXT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.79% of the stock of Crane NXT is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.49% of the stock of Crane NXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Crane NXT's insider trading history. Receive CXT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Crane NXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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One NYSE-listed company was built specifically to step into this moment, positioning itself where the spending stopped and the need remained.May 20 at 1:00 AM | i2i Marketing Group, LLC (Ad)There May Be Reason For Hope In Crane NXT's (NYSE:CXT) Disappointing EarningsMay 15, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comThe top 5 analyst questions from Crane NXT’s Q1 earnings callMay 14, 2026 | msn.comCrane NXT Acquisition Push Tests Margins While Targeting Authentication GrowthMay 10, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comCrane NXT’s (NYSE:CXT) Q1 CY2026 beats on revenueMay 8, 2026 | msn.comCrane NXT Co (CXT) Q1 2026 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look ForMay 7, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines CXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CXT shares performed this year? Crane NXT's stock was trading at $47.04 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CXT stock has decreased by 19.2% and is now trading at $37.9980. How were Crane NXT's earnings last quarter? Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.04. Crane NXT's revenue was up 17.4% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Crane NXT's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Crane NXT include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.36%), Southernsun Asset Management LLC (1.36%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.78%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Max H Mitchell, Paul Gerard Igoe, Cristen L Kogl, Cristen L Kogl and Kurt F Gallo. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Crane NXT? Shares of CXT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Crane NXT own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Crane NXT investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend2/27/2026Record date for 3/11 Dividend2/28/2026Dividend Payable3/11/2026Last Earnings5/06/2026Today5/20/2026AGM 20265/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend5/29/2026Record date for 6/10 Dividend5/31/2026Dividend Payable6/10/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (5m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 CXT's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. CXT has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBusiness Services Industry Technology Services Sub-IndustryConstruction Materials Current SymbolNYSE:CXT CIK25445 Webwww.craneco.com Phone(203) 363-7300Fax203-363-7295Employees4,800Year Founded2023Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Crane NXT$65.40 High Price Target$85.00 Low Price Target$52.00 Potential Upside/Downside+69.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.24 Trailing P/E Ratio17.18 Forward P/E Ratio9.14 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$145.10 million Net Margins7.57% Pretax Margin9.46% Return on Equity19.59% Return on Assets7.59% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.02 Current Ratio1.33 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.66 billion Price / Sales1.34 Cash Flow$5.99 per share Price / Cash Flow6.44 Book Value$21.51 per share Price / Book1.79Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares57,540,000Free Float57,087,000Market Cap$2.22 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.21 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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