Q1 Earnings Estimate for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT - Free Report) - Analysts at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Crane NXT in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.85. Northland Capmk 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.14 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 12.38%.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Northland Securities downgraded Crane NXT from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Crane NXT presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Down 1.9 %

NYSE CXT traded down $1.12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $58.15. 601,218 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 449,177. The company has a 50 day moving average of $60.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Crane NXT has a 52-week low of $52.89 and a 52-week high of $67.00. The firm has a market cap of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.23 and a beta of 1.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in Crane NXT during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 25.5% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,469 shares of the company's stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 908 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its position in shares of Crane NXT by 0.5% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 82,518 shares of the company's stock worth $4,628,000 after acquiring an additional 385 shares during the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 742,813 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,672,000 after acquiring an additional 114,707 shares during the period. Finally, Radnor Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crane NXT in the 3rd quarter valued at $948,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.49% of the company's stock.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. This is an increase from Crane NXT's previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Crane NXT's dividend payout ratio is presently 20.06%.

Crane NXT Company Profile

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.