Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Sells 109,868 Shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC trimmed its holdings in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 14.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 662,793 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 109,868 shares during the period. Crown accounts for approximately 1.1% of Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in Crown were worth $68,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. OLD National Bancorp IN grew its position in Crown by 507.7% in the fourth quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 89,549 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,221,000 after acquiring an additional 74,814 shares in the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund grew its position in Crown by 235.5% in the third quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 25,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,463,000 after acquiring an additional 17,900 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in shares of Crown by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,666,360 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $171,668,000 after buying an additional 36,540 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of Crown by 84.2% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 835,374 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $80,689,000 after buying an additional 381,766 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Crown by 226.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,474,038 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $142,377,000 after buying an additional 1,022,789 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.85, for a total transaction of $801,375.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 451,070 shares in the company, valued at $48,196,829.50. This trade represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Crown Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of CCK stock opened at $95.10 on Monday. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $89.21 and a 52-week high of $116.62. The stock has a market cap of $10.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $101.05 and a 200-day moving average of $103.16.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.11. Crown had a net margin of 5.65% and a return on equity of 26.62%. The company had revenue of $3.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.200 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 8.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Crown Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th were given a dividend of $0.35 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Crown’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.29%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CCK has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Crown from $131.00 to $126.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 6th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $112.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Crown from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $107.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Crown from $111.00 to $109.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $120.00.

Crown Profile

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.