Q2 Earnings Estimate for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.09. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 12.38%.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on CXT. Northland Securities lowered Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:CXT opened at $59.15 on Wednesday. Crane NXT has a 1 year low of $52.89 and a 1 year high of $67.00. The company has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 1.36. The business’s 50-day moving average is $61.01 and its 200-day moving average is $58.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.06%.

Institutional Trading of Crane NXT

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,576,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,337,000 after purchasing an additional 336,765 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Crane NXT by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,930,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $345,303,000 after purchasing an additional 66,800 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Crane NXT by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,156,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,750,000 after purchasing an additional 72,992 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Crane NXT by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,443,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,981,000 after purchasing an additional 22,041 shares during the period. Finally, Capital International Investors increased its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 79.3% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,351,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,658,000 after purchasing an additional 597,537 shares in the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Crane NXT Company Profile

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.