Crane NXT (CXT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Crane NXT, Inc. is a technology company that develops solutions for payment acceptance, cash management and brand protection. Its products are used by businesses and governments to authenticate currency, process transactions and protect products and documents from counterfeiting.

Through its Crane Payment Innovations business, the company provides banknote and coin validators, cashless payment systems, transaction-processing technology, telemetry and related software. These solutions serve industries such as vending, gaming, retail, transportation and other unattended-payment markets.

Crane NXT also operates Crane Currency, which supplies banknotes, security features and authentication technologies for central banks, commercial institutions and other organizations. The company serves customers in North America and international markets. Crane NXT became an independent public company in 2023 following its separation from Crane Holdings, which retained the company’s payment and currency businesses while separating them from its former industrial operations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.84 to $45.94
• 50-Day Range: $45.42 to $54.88
• 52-Week Range: $35.71 to $69.00
• Volume: 767,208 shs
• Average Volume: 474,253 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.87
• Dividend Yield: 1.58%
• Price Target: $68.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Crane NXT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Crane NXT scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Crane NXT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Crane NXT has a consensus price target of $68.20, representing about 49.4% upside from its current price of $45.66.

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: 8.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Crane NXT are expected to grow by 8.90% in the coming year, from $4.27 to $4.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Crane NXT is 18.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.00.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Crane NXT has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. 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

14.03% 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 18.28, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Crane NXT has recently increased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Crane NXT pays a meaningful dividend of 1.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Crane NXT has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Crane NXT is 29.75%. 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 15.48% next year. This indicates that Crane NXT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Crane NXT has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Crane NXT this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for CXT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Crane NXT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.79% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CXT
• CIK: 25445
• Web: www.cranenxt.com
• Phone: (203) 363-7300
• Fax: 203-363-7295
• Employees: 4,800
• Year Founded: 2023

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Crane NXT: $68.20
• High Price Target: $85.00
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $145.10 million
• Net Margins: 7.78%
• Pretax Margin: 9.83%
• Return on Equity: 19.87%
• Return on Assets: 7.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.00
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.59
• Cash Flow: $6.01 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.60
• Book Value: $21.77 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,560,000
• Free Float: 57,106,000
• Market Cap: $2.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08