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 -.

Crane Price Performance

Shares of Crane stock opened at $175.64 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $163.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $158.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.26, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. Crane has a 12 month low of $110.49 and a 12 month high of $188.52.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.07. Crane had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 13.10%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Crane will post 7.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crane Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This is a positive change from Crane’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.52%. Crane’s payout ratio is presently 18.06%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Crane from $176.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on 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 raised their target price on Crane from $152.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $166.80.

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.