Q1 Earnings Estimate for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Research analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a report released on Thursday, March 20th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.61. Northland Capmk currently 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) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 24.08%.

Separately, Northland Securities lowered shares of 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 assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Price Performance

CXT opened at $53.56 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.26. The firm has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.79 and a beta of 1.32. Crane NXT has a twelve month low of $52.05 and a twelve month high of $67.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.32%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Crane NXT during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Crane NXT during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Crane NXT by 98.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 556 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Crane NXT during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its holdings in Crane NXT by 38.6% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 739 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.