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Crane (CR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$193.16 +0.74 (+0.38%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
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$193.26 +0.09 (+0.05%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:59 PM Eastern
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About Crane Stock (NYSE:CR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$192.00
$194.06
50-Day Range
$148.36
$193.16
52-Week Range
$127.04
$194.06
Volume
89,679 shs
Average Volume
284,020 shs
Market Capitalization
$11.11 billion
P/E Ratio
25.58
Dividend Yield
0.48%
Price Target
$197.75
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Crane Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

CR MarketRank™: 

Crane scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 181 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Crane has only been the subject of 4 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 25.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Crane is 25.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.99.

  • 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 5.70. 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

    1.46% 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 2.4, 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 29.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Crane has a dividend yield of 0.48%, 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 15.94%. 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 10.74% next year. This indicates that Crane will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Crane's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.46% 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 2.4, 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 29.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Crane has a news sentiment score of -0.06. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Crane this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 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

    2 people have added Crane to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Crane insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $230,230.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 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 $151.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CR shares have increased by 27.3% and is now trading at $193.16.

Crane (NYSE:CR) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 28th. The conglomerate reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.10. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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 more.

Top institutional investors of Crane include Central Pacific Bank Trust Division (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Max H Mitchell, Richard A Maue, Alejandro Alcala, Edward S Switter, Jason D Feldman and Kurt F Gallo.
View institutional ownership trends
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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

Last Earnings
4/28/2025
Record date for 6/11 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/11 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/11/2025
Today
7/05/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

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

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$197.75
High Stock Price Target
$226.00
Low Stock Price Target
$150.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
25.58
Forward P/E Ratio
24.54
P/E Growth
1.93
Net Income
$401.10 million
Pretax Margin
16.68%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.18 billion
Cash Flow
$17.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.19
Book Value
$33.91 per share
Price / Book
5.70

Miscellaneous

Free Float
55,078,000
Market Cap
$11.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.26

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This page (NYSE:CR) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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