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The price of Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) closed at $235.72 in the last session, down -1.71% from day before closing price of $239.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. CRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $241.185 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $231.31.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CRS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 41.07. 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 0.39 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when INGLIS I MARTIN sold 5,691 shares for $244.54 per share. The transaction valued at 1,391,704 led to the insider holds 6,732 shares of the business.
Thene Tony R sold 19,000 shares of CRS for $4,654,838 on Aug 18 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 535,019 shares after completing the transaction at $244.99 per share. On Aug 18 ’25, another insider, TONY THENE, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 19,000 shares for $244.99 each.
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 11750665216 and an Enterprise Value of 12173464576. As of this moment, Carpenter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.231 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.253.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRS is 1.49, which has changed by 0.7348937 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 -10.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.13%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CRS traded on average about 984.16K shares per day over the past 3-months and 794230 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.91M. Insiders hold about 5.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.97% stake in the company. Shares short for CRS as of 1755216000 were 2710396 with a Short Ratio of 2.75, compared to 1752537600 on 2757651. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2710396 and a Short% of Float of 7.61.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CRS is 0.80, which was 0.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0033358352The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.65. The current Payout Ratio is 10.79% for CRS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-26 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-26. 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 4.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.23, with high estimates of $2.33 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 $9.75. EPS for the following year is $11.07, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $12.47 and $8.37.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $744.54M. 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 7 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.
