Q3 Earnings Forecast for Crane Issued By DA Davidson

Key Points

• DA Davidson has projected Crane's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.47 per share, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a price target of $230.00.
• Crane's recent earnings report showed a profit of $1.49 per share, surpassing estimates by $0.15, alongside a revenue of $577.20 million.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.23, reflecting an annualized yield of 0.5%, with the ex-dividend date set for August 29th.

Crane (NYSE:CR - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Crane in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville forecasts that the conglomerate will earn $1.47 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $230.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane's current full-year earnings is $7.87 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Crane's FY2025 earnings at $5.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.45 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Crane from $189.00 to $200.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Crane from $187.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $230.00 price objective (up from $215.00) on shares of Crane in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $221.50.

Crane Stock Performance

NYSE CR traded down $0.12 on Friday, reaching $194.93. 92,699 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 312,703. Crane has a one year low of $127.04 and a one year high of $203.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.21 billion, a PE ratio of 25.81, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.26. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $185.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $168.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Crane (NYSE:CR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The conglomerate reported $1.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.15. Crane had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 24.45%. The firm had revenue of $577.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $567.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.20 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crane

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CR. Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC lifted its holdings in Crane by 117.3% in the first quarter. Bain Capital Public Equity Management II LLC now owns 937,237 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $143,566,000 after acquiring an additional 505,983 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crane during the 1st quarter worth approximately $75,254,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Crane by 619.4% during the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 499,656 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $75,823,000 after buying an additional 430,201 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Crane by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,455,854 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $372,676,000 after buying an additional 355,765 shares during the period. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. raised its stake in shares of Crane by 25.2% during the 4th quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 754,170 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $114,445,000 after buying an additional 151,717 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.14% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crane

In related news, SVP Jason D. Feldman sold 1,300 shares of Crane stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.10, for a total value of $230,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 9,796 shares in the company, valued at $1,734,871.60. The trade was a 11.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Crane Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Crane's payout ratio is presently 15.31%.

About Crane

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, and Engineered Materials.