Crown (NYSE:CCK) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Crown (NYSE:CCK) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.650-1.75 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.590. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Crown also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 7.700-7.80 EPS.

Crown Price Performance

NYSE:CCK opened at $99.51 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.58 billion, a PE ratio of 12.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.73. Crown has a 12 month low of $75.98 and a 12 month high of $109.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $96.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $97.43.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 20th. The industrial products company reported $2.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.98 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $3.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.13 billion. Crown had a net margin of 7.79% and a return on equity of 27.35%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.99 earnings per share. Crown has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.650-1.75 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.700-7.80 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Crown will post 6.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 7th were given a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 7th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Crown’s payout ratio is 21.85%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CCK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Mizuho upped their target price on shares of Crown from $116.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Crown from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Crown from $108.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Crown from $114.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Truist Financial upgraded shares of Crown from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $118.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crown presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $116.92.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Gerard H. Gifford sold 8,222 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.93, for a total transaction of $846,290.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 122,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,617,674.05. The trade was a 6.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 13,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.52, for a total transaction of $1,306,760.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 449,056 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,139,109.12. This trade represents a 2.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 58,222 shares of company stock valued at $5,873,770. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown in the second quarter valued at approximately $401,000. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Crown in the second quarter valued at approximately $404,000. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown in the second quarter valued at approximately $398,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Crown by 39.4% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $367,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Crown by 5.2% during the second quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 3,345 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

About Crown

Crown Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the packaging business in the United States and internationally. It operates through Americas Beverage, European Beverage, Asia Pacific, and Transit Packaging segments. The company manufactures and sells recyclable aluminum beverage cans and ends, glass bottles, steel crowns, aluminum caps, non-beverage cans, and aerosol cans and closures.