Crown (NYSE:CCK) Given New $120.00 Price Target at UBS Group

Key Points

• UBS cut its price target on Crown to $120 from $126 and kept a "neutral" rating, implying roughly an 11.1% upside from the current share price.
• Analyst coverage remains positive overall—twelve analysts rate the stock a Buy and five a Hold, giving a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $124.73.
• Crown beat quarterly expectations (EPS $1.74 vs. $1.69 consensus) and reported higher revenue, and the company set FY2026 guidance of 7.90–8.30 EPS with Q1 guidance of 1.70–1.80 EPS.

Crown (NYSE:CCK - Get Free Report) had its price target lowered by investment analysts at UBS Group from $126.00 to $120.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a "neutral" rating on the industrial products company's stock. UBS Group's price target indicates a potential upside of 11.12% from the stock's current price.

CCK has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Truist Financial reissued a "buy" rating and set a $135.00 price target (up from $130.00) on shares of Crown in a report on Friday, February 6th. Wolfe Research set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 5th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Crown has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $124.73.

Crown Price Performance

Shares of Crown stock traded up $0.15 during trading on Friday, reaching $107.99. 229,916 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,137,765. 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 has a 1-year low of $80.64 and a 1-year high of $116.62. The company has a market cap of $12.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.95, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.75. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $107.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $101.89.

Crown (NYSE:CCK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.59 EPS. Crown's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts anticipate that Crown will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Crown

In other Crown news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. This represents a 25.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $787,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 458,570 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $48,149,850. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 52,234 shares of company stock valued at $5,818,488. Corporate insiders own 0.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Crown by 2.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,514,736 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $436,078,000 after buying an additional 93,045 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Crown by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,137,962 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $426,086,000 after buying an additional 670,412 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Crown by 33.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,526,983 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $363,173,000 after buying an additional 886,471 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of Crown by 5.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,979,842 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $287,823,000 after buying an additional 149,700 shares during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB increased its position in shares of Crown by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,541,183 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $261,666,000 after buying an additional 47,613 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.93% of the company's stock.

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.

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