Crane (CR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Crane Company (NYSE: CR) is a diversified industrial technology company that develops and manufactures highly engineered products and solutions for aerospace, industrial, process flow and other specialized markets. The company serves customers that require products designed for demanding operating environments, including applications involving the movement and control of fluids.

Crane’s businesses include aerospace and electronics products, process flow equipment and engineered materials. Its offerings include valves, pumps, fluid-handling equipment, aerospace components and related systems used in commercial and defense aerospace, chemical processing, energy, water and wastewater, and other industrial applications.

The company traces its history to 1855, when Richard Teller Crane established the business in Chicago. Crane serves customers in North America and international markets through manufacturing facilities, sales operations and distribution networks around the world. Max H. Mitchell serves as Crane Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $201.15 to $206.75
• 50-Day Range: $195.59 to $224.60
• 52-Week Range: $159.58 to $230.50
• Volume: 250,835 shs
• Average Volume: 394,709 shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.77
• Dividend Yield: 0.50%
• Price Target: $239.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Crane Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Crane scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 661 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Crane has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.43, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Crane has a consensus price target of $239.00, representing about 16.8% upside from its current price of $204.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Crane has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.02%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Crane are expected to grow by 11.02% in the coming year, from $6.99 to $7.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Crane is 35.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Crane is 35.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Crane has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Crane has a P/B Ratio of 5.72. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% of the float of Crane has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Crane has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.95, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Crane has recently increased by 17.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Crane has a dividend yield of 0.50%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Crane has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Crane is 17.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Crane will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.14% next year. This indicates that Crane will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Crane has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Crane this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Crane to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Crane insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $220,302.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.12% of the stock of Crane is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.14% of the stock of Crane is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CR
• CIK: 1944013
• Web: www.craneco.com
• Phone: 203-363-7300
• Fax: 203-363-7295
• Employees: 7,100
• Year Founded: 1855

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Crane: $239.00
• High Price Target: $253.00
• Low Price Target: $215.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.27
• P/E Growth: 2.41
• Net Income: $366.60 million
• Net Margins: 12.97%
• Pretax Margin: 17.08%
• Return on Equity: 18.67%
• Return on Assets: 10.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 2.80
• Quick Ratio: 1.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.13
• Cash Flow: $7.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.81
• Book Value: $35.78 per share
• Price / Book: 5.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,800,000
• Free Float: 56,575,000
• Market Cap: $11.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.02