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After finishing at $254.59 in the prior trading day, Carpenter Technology Corp (NYSE: CRS) closed at $248.74, down -2.30%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. CRS stock price reached its highest trading level at $259.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $248.23.
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 39.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.28. 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:
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 12382103552 and an Enterprise Value of 12841774080. As of this moment, Carpenter’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.463 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.323.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CRS is 1.54, which has changed by 0.7869253 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19554341 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 -5.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 985.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1103600 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 49.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.01M. Insiders hold about 7.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 96.54% stake in the company. Shares short for CRS as of 1752537600 were 2757651 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, 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 0.0031423073The 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
A detailed examination of Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS) is currently in progress, with 3.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.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
5 analysts predict $744.54M in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
