Northland Capmk Has Negative View of Crane NXT Q1 Earnings

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.85. Northland Capmk 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.14 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (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%.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. 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 research report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

CXT stock opened at $59.24 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $60.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.58. Crane NXT has a 1-year low of $52.89 and a 1-year high of $67.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 18.57 and a beta of 1.36.

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 paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.32%.

Institutional Trading of Crane NXT

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CXT. Capital International Investors grew 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 valued at $78,658,000 after buying an additional 597,537 shares during the period. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crane NXT in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,517,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 95.6% in the 4th quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 1,021,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,470,000 after buying an additional 499,290 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Crane NXT in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,754,000. Finally, FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,576,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,337,000 after buying an additional 336,765 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Crane NXT

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.