Carpenter Technology Corp [CRS] stock is trading at $253.06, up 1.39%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CRS shares have gain 2.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.13%, and 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 April 09, 2025, when Northcoast upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, JP Morgan started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on November 22, 2024, and set its price target to $220. On July 30, 2024, BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and revised its price target to $165 on the stock. BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $120 on June 26, 2024. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $144 as its price target on June 25, 2024. Northcoast downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 06, 2024. In a note dated August 25, 2023, Northcoast initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $73 on this stock.
Carpenter Technology Corp [CRS] stock has fluctuated between $95.17 and $256.52 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $230 within the next 12 months. Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE: CRS] shares were valued at $253.06 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.11% based on the average CRS price forecast.
Analyzing the CRS fundamentals
Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE:CRS] reported sales of 2.92B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.15%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.17. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.39.
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 249.89 points at the first support level, and at 246.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 255.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 258.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Carpenter Technology Corp’s Current Ratio is 3.75. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.89, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.31, the price to book ratio is 7.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.86.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HART ANASTASIOS JOHN, Director, that happened on Jun 12 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Director, ANASTASIOS J. HART completed a deal on Jun 12 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Pritchett Colleen sold 1200.0 shares on May 21 ’25.
