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NYSE:CR

Crane (CR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$179.71 -0.04 (-0.02%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$179.78 +0.07 (+0.04%)
As of 05/22/2026 05:36 PM Eastern
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About Crane Stock (NYSE:CR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$174.08
$181.14
50-Day Range
$160.74
$194.07
52-Week Range
$159.58
$214.31
Volume
374,903 shs
Average Volume
513,839 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.38 billion
P/E Ratio
23.80
Dividend Yield
0.57%
Price Target
$226.33
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Crane Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

CR MarketRank™: 

Crane scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 174 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Crane has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.13, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Crane has a consensus price target of $226.33, representing about 25.9% upside from its current price of $179.71.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Crane has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Crane's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Crane are expected to grow by 8.89% in the coming year, from $7.87 to $8.57 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Crane is 23.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Crane is 23.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.49.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Crane has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Crane has a P/B Ratio of 5.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Crane's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.77% of the float of Crane has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Crane has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Crane has recently increased by 20.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Crane has a dividend yield of 0.58%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Crane has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Crane is 18.35%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Crane will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.90% next year. This indicates that Crane will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Crane's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Crane has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Crane this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for CR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added Crane to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Crane insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $26,607.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.12% of the stock of Crane is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.14% of the stock of Crane is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Crane's insider trading history.
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CR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Crane's stock was trading at $184.20 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CR stock has decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $179.7130.

Crane (NYSE:CR) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.21. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Crane: Cummis-Allison Corp, Crane Currency, Westlock Controls, MEI Conlux, W.T. Armatur GmbH, Money Controls, Merrimac Industries, and others.

Crane's top institutional shareholders include Gamco Investors INC. ET AL (1.73%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.47%), Gabelli Funds LLC (1.24%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Max H Mitchell, Richard A Maue, Alejandro Alcala, Jason D Feldman, Sanjay Kapoor, Jennifer Pollino, Susan D Lynch and Susan D Lynch.
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Shares of CR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Crane investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/11 Dividend
2/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend
2/27/2026
Dividend Payable
3/11/2026
Last Earnings
4/27/2026
Today
5/25/2026
Record date for 6/10 Dividend
5/29/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend
5/29/2026
Dividend Payable
6/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:CR
CIK
1944013
Employees
11,000
Year Founded
1855

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$238.00
Low Price Target
$215.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.13
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.56
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.80
Forward P/E Ratio
22.84
P/E Growth
1.93
Net Income
$401.10 million
Net Margins
13.10%
Pretax Margin
16.68%
Return on Equity
24.45%
Return on Assets
10.14%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.29
Current Ratio
1.18
Quick Ratio
0.88

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.44 billion
Price / Sales
4.25
Cash Flow
$16.06 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.19
Book Value
$33.91 per share
Price / Book
5.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,746,000
Free Float
55,078,000
Market Cap
$10.38 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.15

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This page (NYSE:CR) was last updated on 5/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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