Northland Capmk Estimates Crane NXT’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CXT)

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Analysts at Northland Capmk decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

CXT stock opened at $52.94 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 1.32. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $59.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.22. Crane NXT has a 52 week low of $52.02 and a 52 week high of $67.01.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crane NXT

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 60.6% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 43,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,448,000 after acquiring an additional 16,465 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Crane NXT in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $527,000. Barclays PLC raised its position in Crane NXT by 45.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 37,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,113,000 after purchasing an additional 11,734 shares during the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC raised its position in Crane NXT by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 396,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,224,000 after purchasing an additional 43,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Crane NXT during the 3rd quarter worth $507,000. Institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were given a $0.17 dividend. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.32%.

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.