Northland Capmk Forecasts Crane NXT’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:CXT)

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.19 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.23. 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 FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $330.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $318.46 million. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 24.08% and a net margin of 12.38%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.85 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Northland Securities lowered Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on Crane NXT from $100.00 to $85.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on Crane NXT from $62.00 to $60.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Three 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 company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $73.75.

Crane NXT Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of CXT opened at $55.14 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.29 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.14. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $49.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.94. Crane NXT has a 52 week low of $41.54 and a 52 week high of $67.01.

Crane NXT Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.23%. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.37%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Crane NXT by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Keeley Teton Advisors LLC now owns 168,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,657,000 after purchasing an additional 5,893 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Crane NXT by 66.1% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 94,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,867,000 after purchasing an additional 37,678 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Crane NXT by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 15,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after purchasing an additional 374 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Crane NXT by 173.3% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,084,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,750,000 after acquiring an additional 687,738 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CW Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Crane NXT by 5.0% during the first quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 113,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,849,000 after acquiring an additional 5,373 shares in the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.