Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Northland Capmk decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crane NXT in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, July 3rd. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the company will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.00. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT's current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.06 EPS.
Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on CXT. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on shares of Crane NXT from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 9th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Crane NXT from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crane NXT has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $73.75.
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Crane NXT Stock Performance
NYSE CXT traded down $1.12 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $55.39. The company had a trading volume of 267,114 shares, compared to its average volume of 408,960. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 1.20. Crane NXT has a 1-year low of $41.54 and a 1-year high of $67.01. The company has a market cap of $3.18 billion, a PE ratio of 19.03 and a beta of 1.29. The business has a 50 day moving average of $53.35 and a 200-day moving average of $54.88.
Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.03. Crane NXT had a net margin of 11.17% and a return on equity of 21.58%. The company had revenue of $330.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $318.46 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 earnings per share. Crane NXT's revenue for the quarter was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CXT. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crane NXT during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 87.2% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 702 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 327 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 120.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 716 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Crane NXT during the 4th quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 46.0% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 812 shares of the company's stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Crane NXT Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.23%. Crane NXT's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 23.37%.
About Crane NXT
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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.
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