Crane NXT (CXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products. Crane NXT, Co. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.55 to $46.86
• 50-Day Range: $42.27 to $58.15
• 52-Week Range: $41.54 to $67.01
• Volume: 171,856 shs
• Average Volume: 384,259 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.61
• Dividend Yield: 1.46%
• Price Target: $83.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Crane NXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Crane NXT scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 321 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Crane NXT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Crane NXT has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Crane NXT are expected to grow by 9.86% in the coming year, from $4.16 to $4.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 14.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 14.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Crane NXT has a P/B Ratio of 2.49. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.03% of the float of Crane NXT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Crane NXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Crane NXT has recently increased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Crane NXT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Crane NXT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Crane NXT is 21.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Crane NXT will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.88% next year. This indicates that Crane NXT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.03% of the float of Crane NXT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Crane NXT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Crane NXT has recently increased by 0.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.76

News Sentiment

Crane NXT has a news sentiment score of 1.76. 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 0.89 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Crane NXT this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Crane NXT insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $641.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.57% of the stock of Crane NXT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.49% of the stock of Crane NXT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CXT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CXT shares performed this year?

Crane NXT's stock was trading at $58.22 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CXT stock has decreased by 20.4% and is now trading at $46.33.
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How were Crane NXT's earnings last quarter?

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 12.38%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Crane NXT's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Crane NXT include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (1.73%), Congress Asset Management Co. (1.39%), Brown Advisory Inc. (0.88%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Max H Mitchell, Paul Gerard Igoe, Cristen L Kogl, Cristen L Kogl and Kurt F Gallo.
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How do I buy shares of Crane NXT?

Shares of CXT 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Crane NXT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Crane NXT investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2025
• Record date for 3/12 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/12 Dividend: 2/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/12/2025
• Today: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Miscellaneous fabricated metal products
• Sub-Industry: Construction Materials
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CXT
• CIK: 25445
• Web: www.craneco.com
• Phone: (203) 363-7300
• Fax: 203-363-7295
• Employees: 11,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $83.33
• High Stock Price Target: $100.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $72.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +79.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $184.10 million
• Net Margins: 12.38%
• Pretax Margin: 15.23%
• Return on Equity: 24.08%
• Return on Assets: 10.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.14
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.79
• Cash Flow: $4.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.18
• Book Value: $18.62 per share
• Price / Book: 2.50

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,357,000
• Free Float: 56,229,000
• Market Cap: $2.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21