Northland Securities Predicts Reduced Earnings for Crane NXT

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Investment analysts at Northland Securities reduced their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Crane NXT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.97. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.16 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CXT. CJS Securities upgraded shares of Crane NXT to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group set a $58.00 price target on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.60.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of Crane NXT stock opened at $52.92 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.08 and a beta of 1.18. Crane NXT has a 12 month low of $41.54 and a 12 month high of $69.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The business has a 50-day moving average of $50.49 and a 200 day moving average of $57.52.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $476.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $450.53 million. Crane NXT had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 19.84%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.20 EPS.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. This is an increase from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is 27.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Crane NXT by 1.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,005,746 shares of the company’s stock valued at $402,805,000 after acquiring an additional 64,523 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 2,449.9% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,770,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,701,361 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors increased its position in shares of Crane NXT by 0.3% during the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 1,722,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,542,000 after purchasing an additional 5,984 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,715,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,773,000 after purchasing an additional 93,144 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,661,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,212,000 after purchasing an additional 25,849 shares during the last quarter. 77.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products.