Q1 Earnings Estimate for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Crane NXT in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.85. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on CXT. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Northland Securities lowered Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

NYSE CXT opened at $59.15 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $61.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.14. Crane NXT has a fifty-two week low of $52.89 and a fifty-two week high of $67.00.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share 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%.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is 20.06%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crane NXT

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 60.6% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 43,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,448,000 after purchasing an additional 16,465 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in Crane NXT during the 4th quarter worth about $527,000. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Crane NXT by 45.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,113,000 after acquiring an additional 11,734 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its stake in Crane NXT by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 396,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,224,000 after acquiring an additional 43,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC acquired a new position in Crane NXT during the 3rd quarter worth about $507,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.