Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Off Shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK)

Key Points

• Representative Val T. Hoyle disclosed the sale of shares in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on September 23rd.
• Crown Holdings has a market cap of $10.57 billion, with earnings per share of $2.15 for the last quarter, exceeding analyst estimates.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.26, representing an annual yield of 1.1%.

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. NYSE: CCK. In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Crown stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA" account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Marriott International NASDAQ: MAR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group NYSE: TDG on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of H&R Block NYSE: HRB on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems NASDAQ: CSCO on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Pentair NYSE: PNR on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Heico NYSE: HEI.A on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Target NYSE: TGT on 9/23/2025.

Crown Price Performance

Shares of CCK opened at $90.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.57 billion, a PE ratio of 19.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $97.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $97.15. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.98 and a 1-year high of $109.48.

Crown (NYSE:CCK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The industrial products company reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $3.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. Crown had a net margin of 4.64% and a return on equity of 27.15%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.81 EPS. Crown has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.100-7.500 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.950-2.050 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 EPS for the current year.

Crown Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 7th were given a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Crown's dividend payout ratio is 21.85%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Crown by 13.7% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,242,250 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $110,883,000 after purchasing an additional 149,339 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Crown by 155.4% in the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,793 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $158,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Crown by 110.3% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,201 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in Crown in the first quarter worth $762,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in Crown in the first quarter worth $820,000. 90.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown

In other news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 13,000 shares of Crown stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.52, for a total transaction of $1,306,760.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 449,056 shares in the company, valued at approximately $45,139,109.12. The trade was a 2.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Gerard H. Gifford sold 8,222 shares of Crown stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.93, for a total transaction of $846,290.46. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 122,585 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,617,674.05. The trade was a 6.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 58,222 shares of company stock valued at $5,873,770 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CCK. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Crown from $135.00 to $124.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Crown from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $118.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Crown from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Crown from $114.00 to $118.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Crown from $110.00 to $117.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $118.25.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

About Crown

Crown Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the packaging business in the United States and internationally. It operates through Americas Beverage, European Beverage, Asia Pacific, and Transit Packaging segments. The company manufactures and sells recyclable aluminum beverage cans and ends, glass bottles, steel crowns, aluminum caps, non-beverage cans, and aerosol cans and closures.

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