Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) Cut to “Hold” at Northland Capmk

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) was downgraded by research analysts at Northland Capmk from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

CXT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Northland Securities cut shares of Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Crane NXT currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.33.

Crane NXT Price Performance

Shares of CXT opened at $59.25 on Tuesday. Crane NXT has a 1-year low of $52.89 and a 1-year high of $67.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $61.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.57.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a net margin of 12.18% and a return on equity of 23.46%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Crane NXT will post 4.26 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,831 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd increased its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 38.6% during the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 739 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its position in Crane NXT by 6.0% during the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 3,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in Crane NXT by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 22,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,336,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Crane NXT by 1.9% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 12,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Crane NXT

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.