Crane (NYSE:CR) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Crane (NYSE:CR) gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $209.77, but opened at $201.26. Crane shares last traded at $200.4350, with a volume of 117,295 shares changing hands.

More Crane News

Here are the key news stories impacting Crane this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Dividend raised 10.9% to $0.255 quarterly (annualized ~0.5% yield), signaling confidence in cash flow and returning capital to shareholders. (Ex-dividend Feb 27; pay Mar 11.)
• Positive Sentiment: Company highlighted strong Q4 performance, completed two acquisitions and announced a leadership transition — actions that support growth strategy and long-term operational plans. Business Wire: Q4 results and corporate actions
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported Q4 EPS $1.53 vs. $1.43 est and revenue $581M vs. $572M est — a clear beat that validates current profitability and margin gains. MarketBeat: Earnings details
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 guidance set to $6.55–6.75 EPS and revenue $2.8–2.9B — revenue guide is above consensus but the EPS range was viewed as mixed versus estimates, creating ambiguity around 2026 upside. Business Wire: Guidance
• Neutral Sentiment: Renewed market interest in industrial/tech names after tariff developments has drawn attention to Crane’s NXT (CXT) unit valuation; may influence investor sentiment longer term. Yahoo Finance: Valuation piece
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors reacted to management commentary and order trends — articles noted “sluggish orders” that tempered results and prompted after-hours selling pressure. That sentiment likely drove the intraday decline. MSN: After-hours dip / order commentary

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on CR. CJS Securities raised Crane to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of Crane from $200.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Wolfe Research set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Crane and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Crane in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $235.00 price target on Crane in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $222.00.

Crane Trading Down 9.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of $10.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $191.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last posted its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The conglomerate reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $581.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $572.16 million. Crane had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 13.10%.Crane’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 earnings per share. Crane has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.550-6.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Crane will post 7.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Crane Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.255 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. This is a positive change from Crane’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $1.02 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Crane’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.74%.

Institutional Trading of Crane

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CR. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Crane in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Crane during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Crane by 57.9% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 180 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crane during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Crane during the third quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.14% of the company’s stock.

Crane Company Profile

Crane Co, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products serving customers around the world. The company operates through two primary segments: Aerospace & Electronics and Engineered Materials. Its Aerospace & Electronics division designs and produces valves, fittings, manifolds, and filtration systems for aircraft fuel, hydraulics, and environmental control systems. The Engineered Materials segment focuses on advanced polymers, heat exchangers, and specialized composite solutions for industries including chemical processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and power generation.

With roots dating back to its founding in 1855 in Chicago by R.T.