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The closing price of Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) was $253.84 for the day, down -1.59% from the previous closing price of $257.93. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. CRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $258.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $252.11.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CRS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.01 and its Current Ratio is at 3.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 12635977728 and an Enterprise Value of 13015888896. As of this moment, Carpenter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.457 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.517.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRS is 1.54, which has changed by 0.81560695 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $129.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.05%.
Shares Statistics:
CRS traded an average of 991.87K shares per day over the past three months and 1067180 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.02M. Insiders hold about 7.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.51% stake in the company. Shares short for CRS as of 1752537600 were 2757651 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.8, CRS has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0031016169The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.71. The current Payout Ratio is 10.78% 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
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.19, with high estimates of $2.28 and low estimates of $2.14.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.07 and $9.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.7. EPS for the following year is $10.95, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $12.47 and $8.37.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 5 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $767.6M to a low estimate of $726.1M. As of the current estimate, Carpenter Technology Corp’s year-ago sales were $717.6MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $741.17M. There is a high estimate of $763M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $717M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CRS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.22B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.88BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.82B and the low estimate is $3.26B.
