A share price of Crane Co [CR] is currently trading at $158.87, up 6.86%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CR shares have gain 13.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.51%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Crane Co [NYSE: CR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 29, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $190 for it. Previously, Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold on November 18, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $176. On April 24, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. Vertical Research started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $110 on November 20, 2023. CJS Securities initiated its recommendation with a Market Outperform. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 28, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $118. In a note dated April 04, 2023, DA Davidson initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $90 on this stock.
Crane Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $127.04 and $188.52. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $186 within the next 12 months. Crane Co [NYSE: CR] shares were valued at $158.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.08% based on the average CR price forecast.
Analyzing the CR fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Crane Co [NYSE:CR] were 2.28B which represents -1.36% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.14.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 154.96 points at the first support level, and at 151.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 162.57, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 166.27.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Crane Co [NYSE:CR] is 2.08. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.49, while the Cash Ratio is 0.66. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.01, the price to book ratio is 5.55 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.53.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Alcala Alejandro, Exec. V.P. & Chief Op. Officer, that happened on Feb 06 ’25 when 2293.0 shares were sold. Officer, Alcala Alejandro completed a deal on Feb 06 ’25 to buy 2293.0 shares.
