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After finishing at $283.63 in the prior trading day, Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) closed at $249.39, down -12.07%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.68 million shares were traded. CRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $285.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $248.04.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CRS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 81.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.89 and its Current Ratio is at 3.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On November 22, 2024, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $220.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on July 30, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $120 to $165.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 12 ’25 when HART ANASTASIOS JOHN sold 1,000 shares for $243.72 per share. The transaction valued at 243,725 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
ANASTASIOS J. HART bought 1,000 shares of CRS for $243,725 on Jun 12 ’25. On May 21 ’25, another insider, Pritchett Colleen, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,200 shares for $233.24 each. As a result, the insider received 279,887 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CRS now has a Market Capitalization of 12414459904 and an Enterprise Value of 14670114816. As of this moment, Carpenter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.024 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.252.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRS is 1.45, which has changed by 0.8324026 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CRS has reached a high of $290.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $119.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 958.71K shares per day over the past 3-months and 938240 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 49.77M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.02M. Insiders hold about 7.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.83% stake in the company. Shares short for CRS as of 1752537600 were 2757651 with a Short Ratio of 2.88, compared to 1749772800 on 4754699. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2757651 and a Short% of Float of 7.76.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CRS’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.8, compared to 0.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.002820576The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.77. The current Payout Ratio is 21.61% for CRS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-22 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-04-22. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-11-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS) is underway, with the input of 1.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.16, with high estimates of $2.16 and low estimates of $2.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.61 and $9.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.61. EPS for the following year is $10.63, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $11.55 and $8.37.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $747.15M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $759.58M to a low estimate of $731M. As of the current estimate, Carpenter Technology Corp’s year-ago sales were $717.6MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $741.02M. There is a high estimate of $763M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $717M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.29B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.88BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.82B and the low estimate is $3.26B.
