Crane NXT Q2 EPS Estimate Lowered by Northland Securities

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Analysts at Northland Securities cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on CXT. Robert W. Baird set a $73.00 price objective on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group set a $58.00 price objective on Crane NXT in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, CJS Securities raised Crane NXT to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crane NXT has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.60.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CXT opened at $52.92 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 21.08 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.50. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $50.49 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.52. Crane NXT has a 1 year low of $41.54 and a 1 year high of $69.00.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $476.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $450.53 million. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 8.76%.Crane NXT’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.20 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CXT. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Crane NXT by 2.0% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 8,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in Crane NXT by 8.5% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System boosted its stake in Crane NXT by 0.4% during the second quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 50,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,711,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Crane NXT by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,472 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Crane NXT by 141.6% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 389 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, February 28th will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This is a boost from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.09%.

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. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products.