Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Crown (CCK)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Crown (NYSE: CCK) recently:

• 3/3/2026 – Crown was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/23/2026 – Crown had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 2/23/2026 – Crown was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 2/15/2026 – Crown was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 2/9/2026 – Crown was given a new $126.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Crown was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $126.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $120.00 to $140.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2026 – Crown was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown was given a new $115.00 price target by Wolfe Research.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown was downgraded by Wolfe Research from “outperform” to “peer perform”.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $135.00 price target on the stock, up from $130.00.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $106.00 to $120.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – Crown was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $155.00 price target on the stock, up from $112.00.
• 2/5/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by Mizuho from $120.00 to $130.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/18/2026 – Crown was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 1/12/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $125.00 to $126.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2026 – Crown was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 1/6/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $99.00 to $106.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2026 – Crown had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $126.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Crown Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This is a positive change from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Crown’s dividend payout ratio is 16.33%.

Insider Activity

In other Crown news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $3,047,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 411,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,213,380. This trade represents a 6.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total value of $3,413,463.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 88,052 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. This represents a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 101,988 shares of company stock worth $10,964,122 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.