What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for Crane Q1 Earnings?

Crane (NYSE:CR) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Crane in a report released on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville anticipates that the conglomerate will earn $1.31 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane’s current full-year earnings is $7.87 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Crane’s FY2026 earnings at $6.40 EPS.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.07. Crane had a net margin of 13.10% and a return on equity of 24.45%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.90 earnings per share.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Crane from $176.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. StockNews.com cut Crane from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Crane from $152.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $174.80.

Crane Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSE:CR opened at $170.14 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.18. The company has a market capitalization of $9.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. Crane has a one year low of $118.48 and a one year high of $188.52. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Crane by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 1,455 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Stonegate Investment Group LLC grew its position in Crane by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 1,439 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Crane by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,975 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,845,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Crane by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 7,336 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,161,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Griffin Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Crane by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. now owns 34,038 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $5,388,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. 75.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Crane Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.54%. This is a boost from Crane’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Crane’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.18%.

Crane Company Profile

Crane Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, and Engineered Materials.