Northland Capmk Predicts Crane NXT's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CXT)

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crane NXT in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 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 - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 12.38%.

Separately, Northland Securities downgraded Crane NXT from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and set a $72.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crane NXT presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of Crane NXT stock traded down $0.86 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $52.98. The company's stock had a trading volume of 419,060 shares, compared to its average volume of 359,026. The business has a fifty day moving average of $59.12 and a 200 day moving average of $58.23. Crane NXT has a 1-year low of $52.02 and a 1-year high of $67.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $3.03 billion, a PE ratio of 16.61 and a beta of 1.32.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 dividend yield of 1.28%. Crane NXT's dividend payout ratio is 21.32%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crane NXT

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,576,731 shares of the company's stock valued at $499,337,000 after acquiring an additional 336,765 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Crane NXT by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,930,995 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,303,000 after purchasing an additional 66,800 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Crane NXT by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,156,140 shares of the company's stock worth $183,750,000 after purchasing an additional 72,992 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Crane NXT by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,443,518 shares of the company's stock valued at $80,981,000 after purchasing an additional 22,041 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 79.3% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,351,044 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,658,000 after buying an additional 597,537 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.49% of the company's stock.

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.