Q1 Earnings Forecast for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Northland Capmk lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Crane NXT in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.61. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

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

Separately, Northland Securities lowered Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Trading Down 1.1 %

Crane NXT stock opened at $52.94 on Friday. 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 capitalization of $3.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 1.32. Crane NXT has a 12-month low of $52.02 and a 12-month high of $67.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $59.29 and a 200 day moving average of $58.22.

Institutional Trading of Crane NXT

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crane NXT in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new stake in shares of Crane NXT in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 98.6% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 556 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Crane NXT in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 38.6% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. This is a boost from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Crane NXT’s payout ratio is currently 21.32%.

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.