Crown Holdings, Inc (CCK) Shares Decline Despite Market Challenges

The stock price of Crown Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CCK) has dropped by -2.52 compared to previous close of 87.63. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -3.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-04 that We had previously identified a sub $100 price as potentially attractive for Crown Castle Inc. stock. The company is negotiating the sale of its fiber business, with offers around $8 billion, far less than the $20 billion invested. Despite the potential for a large dividend cut, we believe CCI’s underlying business is undervalued at current prices.

Is It Worth Investing in Crown Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CCK) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for Crown Holdings, Inc (NYSE: CCK) is above average at 105.20x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.88.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for CCK is 118.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.54% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CCK on February 05, 2025 was 1.28M shares.

CCK’s Market Performance

CCK’s stock has seen a -3.81% decrease for the week, with a 5.18% rise in the past month and a -8.69% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.28%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.06% for Crown Holdings, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.06% for CCK’s stock, with a simple moving average of -1.10% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CCK

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CCK stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for CCK by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CCK in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $105 based on the research report published on January 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CCK reach a price target of $90, previously predicting the price at $85. The rating they have provided for CCK stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 16th, 2024.

Truist gave a rating of “Hold” to CCK, setting the target price at $88 in the report published on March 27th of the previous year.

CCK Trading at -1.26% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CCK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.24% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.28%, as shares surge +6.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.60% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CCK fell by -3.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $85.37. In addition, Crown Holdings, Inc saw 3.30% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CCK starting from DONAHUE TIMOTHY J, who sale 7,500 shares at the price of $96.73 back on Nov 06 ’24. After this action, DONAHUE TIMOTHY J now owns 563,678 shares of Crown Holdings, Inc, valued at $725,475 using the latest closing price.

DONAHUE TIMOTHY J, the Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc, proposed sale 7,500 shares at $96.73 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that DONAHUE TIMOTHY J is holding shares at $725,475 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CCK

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.12 for the present operating margin
  • 0.17 for the gross margin

The net margin for Crown Holdings, Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 4.02, with 0.67 for asset returns.

Based on Crown Holdings, Inc (CCK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.21.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.73 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.78. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.21.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Crown Holdings, Inc (CCK) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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