Crown (CCK) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Crown (NYSE: CCK) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/15/2026 – Crown had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $135.00 to $129.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Crown had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $111.00 to $109.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Crown had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $128.00 to $127.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2026 – Crown had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $126.00 to $120.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/5/2026 – Crown was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 4/1/2026 – Crown is now covered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $124.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/28/2026 – Crown was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 3/27/2026 – Crown had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/20/2026 – Crown had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $120.00 to $111.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 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”.

Crown Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.35 per share. This is a boost from Crown’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Crown’s payout ratio is presently 21.98%.

Insider Activity at Crown

In other news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total transaction of $3,413,463.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.85, for a total transaction of $801,375.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 451,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $48,196,829.50. This trade represents a 1.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 59,734 shares of company stock worth $6,619,863 over the last ninety days. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.