Crane NXT (CXT) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.51 per share and revenue of $318.46 million for the quarter. Crane NXT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.300 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS 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%. On average, analysts expect Crane NXT to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CXT opened at $47.27 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.36 and a 200-day moving average of $56.35. 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 twelve month low of $41.54 and a twelve month high of $67.01. The firm has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a PE ratio of 14.82 and a beta of 1.21.

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 given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This is a boost from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.32%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CXT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Northland Securities cut shares of 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, February 18th. Northland Capmk lowered shares of Crane NXT from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.33.

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.