OFI Invest Asset Management Boosts Stake in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Key Points

• OFI Invest raised its stake in Crown by 75.1% in Q4 to 26,200 shares (about $2.70M), and institutional investors now own roughly 90.93% of the stock.
• Insider selling totaled 52,234 shares (~$5.82M) in the past three months — including COO Djalma Novaes Jr.'s sale of 29,734 shares and CEO Timothy Donahue's sale of 7,500 — leaving insiders with about 0.90% ownership.
• Crown beat Q4 estimates (EPS $1.74 vs. $1.69; revenue $3.13B vs. $2.99B), issued FY2026 guidance of $7.90–$8.30 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.35 (annualized $1.40, ~1.3% yield).

OFI Invest Asset Management raised its position in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK - Free Report) by 75.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 26,200 shares of the industrial products company's stock after buying an additional 11,241 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management's holdings in Crown were worth $2,698,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Crown by 103.1% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 264 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown by 105.0% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 289 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Crown during the third quarter worth about $29,000. ORG Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown by 52.5% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Crown by 45.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 356 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Crown

In other Crown news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief operating officer owned 88,052 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,108,369.60. This trade represents a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was 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 directly owned 458,570 shares in the company, valued at $48,149,850. This represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 52,234 shares of company stock worth $5,818,488 in the last three months. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CCK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $111.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Wolfe Research set a $115.00 price target on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target 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. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of Crown from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $112.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $125.13.

Crown Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CCK opened at $107.94 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $107.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.89. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $80.32 and a 52-week high of $116.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.75.

Crown (NYSE:CCK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.05. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.59 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Crown Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.35 dividend. This is an increase from Crown's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Crown's dividend payout ratio is 21.98%.

Crown 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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