The stock of Crane Co (CR) has seen a 1.50% increase in the past week, with a -7.90% drop in the past month, and a -8.23% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.55% for CR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.19% for CR’s stock, with a -9.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Crane Co (NYSE: CR) Right Now?
Crane Co (NYSE: CR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21x compared to its average ratio. CR has 36-month beta value of 1.34. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CR is 56.91M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.81% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CR on April 18, 2025 was 336.33K shares.
CR) stock’s latest price update
Crane Co (NYSE: CR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.76 in relation to its previous close of 141.57. However, the company has experienced a 1.50% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-01 that STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crane Company (NYSE: CR) announces the following schedule and teleconference information for its first quarter 2025 earnings release: Earnings Release: April 28, 2025 after close of market by public distribution and the Crane Company website at www.craneco.com. Teleconference: April 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM (Eastern) hosted by Max H. Mitchell, President & CEO, Alex Alcala, Executive Vice President & COO, and Richard A. Maue, Executive Vice President & C.
Analysts’ Opinion of CR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CR stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for CR by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CR in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $176 based on the research report published on November 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Vertical Research gave a rating of “Hold” to CR, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
CR Trading at -8.47% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.33% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.98%, as shares sank -6.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CR rose by +1.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $147.35. In addition, Crane Co saw -6.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CR starting from Alcala Alejandro, who sale 2,293 shares at the price of $170.96 back on Feb 06 ’25. After this action, Alcala Alejandro now owns 32,963 shares of Crane Co, valued at $392,011 using the latest closing price.
Alcala Alejandro, the Officer of Crane Co, proposed sale 2,293 shares at $170.96 during a trade that took place back on Feb 06 ’25, which means that Alcala Alejandro is holding shares at $392,011 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Crane Co stands at 0.14. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 18.96, with 11.42 for asset returns.
Based on Crane Co (CR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 13.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 416.7 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.28for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.58.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Crane Co (CR) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. 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.
