Crane (NYSE:CR) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Crane (NYSE:CR) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.300-5.600 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.390. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Crane from $176.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Crane from $175.00 to $182.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Crane from $152.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $166.80.

Crane Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of CR traded down $5.33 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $156.35. 522,720 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 255,407. Crane has a 52 week low of $110.49 and a 52 week high of $188.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.40. The company has a market cap of $8.95 billion, a PE ratio of 20.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 last year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Crane will post 7.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Crane Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. This is a positive change from Crane’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. Crane’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.06%.

About Crane

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.