Northland Securities Comments on Crane NXT Q2 Earnings

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Analysts at Northland Securities issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Crane NXT in a research note issued to investors on Friday, May 15th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter. Northland Securities has a “Outperform” rating and a $52.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.26 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.13 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings cut Crane NXT from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research upgraded Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Oppenheimer reduced their price objective on Crane NXT from $80.00 to $65.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, UBS Group set a $58.00 price objective on Crane NXT in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $65.40.

Crane NXT Trading Up 0.4%

Crane NXT stock opened at $38.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $43.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.33. Crane NXT has a one year low of $38.19 and a one year high of $69.00. The stock has a market cap of $2.21 billion, a PE ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 1.21.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.04. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 19.59% and a net margin of 7.57%.The company had revenue of $387.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $378.63 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.54 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 17.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Crane NXT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.400 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 1,701,361 shares during the period. Channing Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Crane NXT by 632.9% during the fourth quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 1,571,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,983,000 after acquiring an additional 1,357,312 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Crane NXT during the fourth quarter worth about $30,057,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in Crane NXT during the third quarter worth about $35,309,000. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in Crane NXT by 409.6% during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 392,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,460,000 after acquiring an additional 315,228 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Crane NXT Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, May 31st will be paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.14%.

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.