Carpenter Technology Corp [CRS] stock is trading at $323.62, up 0.62%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CRS shares have gain 4.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.34%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE: CRS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 13, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to an Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $380 for it. Previously, Northcoast upgraded its rating to Neutral on April 09, 2025. On November 22, 2024, JP Morgan initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $220 on the stock. BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $165 on July 30, 2024. BTIG Research initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $120 as its price target on June 26, 2024. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on June 25, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $144. In a note dated May 06, 2024, Northcoast downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock.
Carpenter Technology Corp [CRS] stock has fluctuated between $138.61 and $342.11 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $395 within the next 12 months. Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE: CRS] shares were valued at $323.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.06% based on the average CRS price forecast.
Analyzing the CRS fundamentals
Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE:CRS] reported sales of 2.89B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 2.24%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.23 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 0.37.
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 318.43 points at the first support level, and at 313.25 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 329.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 335.94.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Carpenter Technology Corp’s Current Ratio is 4.44. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.37, while the Cash Ratio is 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.57, the price to book ratio is 8.42 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.59.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Malloy Brian J, President and COO, that happened on Dec 10 ’25 when 43688.0 shares were sold. President and COO, Malloy Brian J completed a deal on Dec 09 ’25 to sell 27640.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and COO Malloy Brian J sold 4130.0 shares on Dec 11 ’25.
