Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Trims Stock Holdings in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Key Points

• Robeco Institutional Asset Management trimmed its stake in Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) by 60.8% in Q4, selling 161,366 shares and leaving 103,892 shares worth about $10.7 million (≈0.09% of the company).
• Company insiders have been selling: CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares and COO Djalma Novaes Jr. sold 29,734 shares, with insiders offloading 59,734 shares (~$6.62M) in the last three months, leaving insiders with about 0.90% ownership.
• Crown beat Q results (EPS $1.74 vs. $1.69), raised its quarterly dividend to $0.35 (annualized $1.40, yield ~1.3%), and issued FY2026 guidance of $7.90–$8.30 EPS while analysts' consensus target is about $124.40.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its position in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK - Free Report) by 60.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 103,892 shares of the industrial products company's stock after selling 161,366 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.09% of Crown worth $10,698,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Crown by 103.1% in the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 264 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Crown by 105.0% in the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 289 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Crown in the third quarter worth $29,000. ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Crown by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Crown by 45.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 356 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring 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, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.85, for a total value of $801,375.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 451,070 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $48,196,829.50. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the 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 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 59,734 shares of company stock worth $6,619,863. 0.90% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Crown Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE:CCK opened at $105.03 on Thursday. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $83.23 and a 12 month high of $116.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $107.45 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The company has a market cap of $11.79 billion, a PE ratio of 16.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.75.

Crown (NYSE:CCK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $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. Research analysts forecast that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Crown Increases Dividend

The company 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 a positive change 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 currently 21.98%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on CCK shares. Wall Street Zen raised Crown from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, April 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Crown from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Crown in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $124.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reduced their target price on Crown from $128.00 to $127.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crown presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.40.

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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