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CR·Crane Company

$203.78
-0.76 (-0.37%)
Overnight$203.76-0.02 (-0.01%)
High
$207.47
Open
$204.88
Market Cap
11.82B
52W High
$230.50
Low
$201.56
P. Close
$203.78
P/E
35.18
52W Low
$159.58
Fwd P/E
26.00
DailyIQ Est.
$244.64
Inst. Ownership
40.2%
Short Interest
2.17%
Days to Cover
3.0
Div. Yield
0.49%
Next Ex-Div
~Nov 30
Technical Score (1D)
27
BEARISH
News Sentiment
74
BULLISH
On the 1D view, CR is trending bearish with a score of 27 and declining momentum. The SELL signal is technically clear, and price is persistently weak. The nuance is sentiment: at 74, it's diverging from the price action, suggesting news flow hasn't caught up to the selling yet. That gap between technicals and sentiment doesn't invalidate the chart-based read, but it does add a wildcard. If sentiment eventually turns to confirm the weakness, the move likely has further to run. If sentiment holds and draws in buyers near $191.52, a base could form before a recovery toward $211.89. Position sizing should reflect the unresolved nature of this split. One tell worth tracking here is whether volume expands on tests of $191.52 or dries up instead - expansion suggests the technical read is starting to attract confirming sellers, while a fade suggests sentiment's steadier tone is the more accurate signal. Until that resolves, $211.89 remains the level that would invalidate the bearish case outright.
LOW TARGET
$192 -5.8%
1 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$237 +16.4%
12 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$253 +24.2%
8 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$192.00 - $253.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
6/12/1/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$244.64 (+20.1%)
Bought (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Sold (1Y)
1,014 shares
$220K
TULLIS JAMES L L-
Sell400 shares2026-08-31
TULLIS JAMES L L-
Sell614 shares2026-08-13
TULLIS JAMES L L-
Option Exercise1,226 shares2026-06-01
TULLIS JAMES L L-
Option Exercise1,226 shares2026-06-01
78/ 100
Bullish
Overall: Bullish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✓Positive net margin
✓Positive operating cash flow
Gross Margin
42.2%
Net Margin
15.9%
Revenue CAGR
2.8%
Current Ratio
5.53x
Debt / Equity
0.56x
Return on Equity
17.8%

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$1.44$1.54$1.65$1.76$1.87Q3'25Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$1.82 - -
Q3'25$1.49$1.64+10.3%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$564M$619M$674M$729M$784MQ3'25Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$759M - -
Q3'25 - $589M -

Market Data

CR Stock Snapshot

BEARISH27/100
$203.76−$0.02 (0.0%)
Market cap
11.82B
P/E ratio
35.2
Day range
$201.56 – $207.47
News sentiment
74/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$237.20 (+16.4%)
Consensus
Buy · 21 analysts
52-week range+27.7% off low · -11.6% from high
$159.58$230.50
Price $203.76 DailyIQ Est. $244.64

CR is on the weaker side of its setup, with little confirmation for a reversal yet. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into CR?

RICH

At today's price, Crane Company needs to grow free cash flow about 27.8% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 10.10% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 21.9% a year, so the market is asking for 6.0 percentage points above its own delivered rate. On that basis CR looks priced above what its own growth record supports.

Implied FCF growth
27.8%
Historical FCF CAGR
21.9%
Growth gap
+6.0 pts
Verdict
RICH
Discount rate (WACC)
10.10%
Beta
1.07

Behaviour On Record

What CR's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
19.2% 4th pct
vs 200-day average
+3.7%
Up days (1y)
55%

Crane Company is currently running 19.2% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against CR's own 3 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 4th percentile — unusually subdued by its own history, against a typical reading of 28.5%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

Price sits +3.7% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 24th percentile — a narrower gap than it typically runs. Over the past year CR closed higher on 55% of sessions, and it is currently 1 session into a rising streak.

Overnight risk is measurable too: CR has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 38 of 886 sessions (4.3% of the time), with the largest gaps running +10.4% and -6.3%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

All figures computed from 887 daily closes between 2023-03-29 and 2026-10-09, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against CR's own 4-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of CR's sector?

Crane Company sits in the Industrials sector, currently ranked 8th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#8 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
0

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for CR?

CallsPuts

For Crane Company's nearest expiry (2026-11-20, 37 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.10), with at-the-money implied volatility around 3.1%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±1.0% move by that expiry — a range of about $211.37–$215.62.

Put/call ratio (2026-11-20)
0.10
ATM implied volatility
3.1%
Total open interest
86
Expected move by 2026-11-20
±1.0% ($211.37–$215.62)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on CR?

DA Davidson most recently reiterated its rating on Crane Company to Buy on Sep 15, 2026 with a price target of $245. Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
DA Davidson — Buy
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 15, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$245
Jul 30, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$235 → $245
Jul 20, 2026StifelMaintainedBuy$215 → $242
Jul 20, 2026BMO CapitalInitiatedOutperform$253
Jun 1, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$235
Apr 29, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$235
Apr 29, 2026StifelUpgradeHold → Buy$200 → $215
Apr 28, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$235
Apr 14, 2026StifelMaintainedHold$201 → $200
Jan 29, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuy$235
Jan 23, 2026StifelMaintainedHold$200 → $201
Dec 16, 2025StifelMaintainedHold$202 → $200

ETF holders

ETFs holding CR

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

74/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
Crane Company (CR) was again highlighted by Mario Gabelli’s Small Cap Growth Fund as a top stock for the second quarter. The fund praised Crane’s aerospace business, which supplies parts for new aircraft and spares, and its process flow segment that sells valves, pumps and meters for chemical, water and pharmaceutical plants. Management expects higher aircraft build rates and sustained military demand, with a record backlog and new program wins supporting growth beyond 2026. The endorsement is likely to strengthen market perception of Crane’s long‑term sales prospects.

Technical Analysis

Real-time indicators across multiple timeframes

27
BEARISH
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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $4.92B combined position · 13 adding, 12 trimming, 0 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
BlackRock, Inc.▲ Buy5,051,4288.71%$1.13B2026-08-07
Vanguard Group Inc▼ Sell4,580,7597.89%$844.83M2026-01-29
Capital World Investors▲ Buy2,494,8094.30%$556.52M2026-08-12
FMR LLC (Fidelity)▲ Buy2,326,4564.01%$518.96M2026-08-13
AQR Capital Management LLC▲ Buy1,315,1512.27%$291.82M2026-08-14
Norges Bank▼ Sell1,038,4961.79%$231.66M2026-08-12
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy936,9501.61%$209.06M2026-08-12
Morgan Stanley▲ Buy626,0691.08%$139.66M2026-08-13
Neuberger Berman Group LLC▼ Sell623,7581.08%$139.14M2026-08-13
Capital Research Global Investors▲ Buy611,7691.05%$136.47M2026-08-12
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▼ Sell469,3960.81%$104.71M2026-08-14
Northern Trust Corp▲ Buy442,1500.76%$98.63M2026-08-13
Bank of America Corp▲ Buy293,3240.51%$65.43M2026-08-14
Janus Henderson Group plc▲ Buy361,2700.62%$61.78M2026-05-18
AllianceBernstein L.P.▼ Sell358,7450.62%$61.35M2026-08-14
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.▼ Sell251,2240.43%$56.04M2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell238,8930.41%$53.29M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▼ Sell192,9120.33%$43.01M2026-08-12
Verition Fund Management LLC▲ Buy181,1540.31%$40.41M2026-08-14
Renaissance Technologies LLC▼ Sell159,6000.28%$35.60M2026-08-13
Loomis Sayles & Co L P▼ Sell116,3610.20%$25.96M2026-08-14
Bridgewater Associates, LP▲ Buy110,4580.19%$24.64M2026-08-14
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.▲ Buy94,9010.16%$21.17M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▼ Sell92,5200.16%$20.64M2026-08-14
Prudential Financial Inc▼ Sell77,1370.13%$17.21M2026-08-12
Q2 2026 flow:1.62M sh bought ($360.78M)846.1K sh sold ($188.23M)net +773.1K sh (+$172.56M)
Congressional Trading Activity
2 disclosed trades · ~$83.0K est. traded value · 0 buys, 2 sells
MemberChamberStateTypeAmountTradedFiled
Kevin HernHouseOK01▼ Sell$50K - $100K2026-08-312026-09-25
Susan M. CollinsSenateME▼ Sell$1K - $15K2014-06-192015-07-20