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

Crane (NYSE:CR) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Crane in a research report issued on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson analyst M. Summerville expects that the conglomerate will earn $1.31 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $200.00 price objective 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 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business earned $0.90 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on CR. StockNews.com lowered shares of Crane from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Crane from $176.00 to $170.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Crane from $152.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $174.80.

Crane Stock Performance

CR stock opened at $171.34 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $9.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.69, a PEG ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $162.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $159.32. Crane has a one year low of $118.48 and a one year high of $188.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Crane Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 0.54%. Crane’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 18.18%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crane

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Matrix Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Crane during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crane during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crane during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of Crane by 81.8% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 220 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Crane during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. 75.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.