Q1 Earnings Estimate for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a research note issued on Thursday, March 20th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.04 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.98 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 24.08%.

Separately, Northland Securities downgraded shares of Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crane NXT currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $83.33.

Crane NXT Trading Down 3.2 %

Crane NXT stock opened at $53.56 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.79 and a beta of 1.32. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $59.47 and its 200-day moving average is $58.26. Crane NXT has a 1 year low of $52.05 and a 1 year high of $67.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.14.

Institutional Trading of Crane NXT

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Crane NXT in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Crane NXT by 98.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 556 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Crane NXT during the 3rd quarter worth about $32,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Crane NXT during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Crane NXT by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 739 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This is an increase from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.32%.

About Crane NXT

Crane NXT, Co operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers’ important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions.