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After finishing at $191.1 in the prior trading day, Crane Co (NYSE: CR) closed at $186.84, down -2.23%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. CR stock price reached its highest trading level at $192.719 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $181.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CR 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 24.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 2.08. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On November 18, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $176.
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 May 20 ’25 when Feldman Jason D. sold 1,300 shares for $177.10 per share. The transaction valued at 230,230 led to the insider holds 9,796 shares of the business.
Feldman Jason D. bought 1,300 shares of CR for $230,235 on May 20 ’25. On Feb 06 ’25, another insider, Alcala Alejandro, who serves as the Exec. V.P. & Chief Op. Officer of the company, sold 2,293 shares for $170.96 each. As a result, the insider received 392,011 and left with 32,963 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, CR now has a Market Capitalization of 10743524352 and an Enterprise Value of 10746000384. As of this moment, Crane’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.933 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.319.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CR is 1.27, which has changed by 0.2706747 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CR has reached a high of $195.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $127.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.94%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.55%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 335.10K shares per day over the past 3-months and 325840 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.93M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.55% stake in the company. Shares short for CR as of 1749772800 were 832980 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1747267200 on 499198. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 832980 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.845, compared to 0.87 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044217687The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.5.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 6.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.42, with high estimates of $1.48 and low estimates of $1.37.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.69 and $5.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.53. EPS for the following year is $6.36, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $6.69 and $5.98.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $567.7M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $577.6M to a low estimate of $555.8M. As of the current estimate, Crane Co’s year-ago sales were $581.2MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $578.35M. There is a high estimate of $593.47M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $565.9M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.13BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.8B and the low estimate is $2.38B.
