Northland Capmk Has Optimistic View of Crane NXT Q3 Earnings

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Crane NXT in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 12th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s FY2025 earnings at $4.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CXT. Northland Securities cut their price target on shares of Crane NXT from $96.00 to $85.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 7th. Baird R W raised Crane NXT to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Monday, September 30th.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of Crane NXT stock opened at $55.64 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.24 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Crane NXT has a 1 year low of $50.31 and a 1 year high of $64.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $56.07 and its 200 day moving average is $58.55.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.02. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 23.46% and a net margin of 12.18%. The business had revenue of $403.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $392.44 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.09 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Crane NXT Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Crane NXT’s payout ratio is 20.98%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in Crane NXT in the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Crane NXT in the third quarter worth $45,000. Hobbs Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Crane NXT during the second quarter worth $52,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Crane NXT by 27.8% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its holdings in Crane NXT by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 1,887 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Crane NXT Company Profile

Crane NXT, Co operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers’ important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions.