Northland Securities Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Crane NXT

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Stock analysts at Northland Securities cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Crane NXT in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now anticipates 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.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on CXT. UBS Group set a $58.00 target price on Crane NXT in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $73.00 price objective on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Friday, February 13th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Crane NXT in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, CJS Securities raised shares of Crane NXT to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.60.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

NYSE CXT opened at $52.01 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.45. The company has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.72 and a beta of 1.18. Crane NXT has a 1-year low of $41.54 and a 1-year 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.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.02. The company 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.20 earnings per share.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crane NXT

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 120.3% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 716 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Crane NXT by 23.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 177,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,139,000 after purchasing an additional 33,336 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Crane NXT by 89.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 52,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,679,000 after purchasing an additional 24,540 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its position in Crane NXT by 36.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 5,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,524 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH raised its stake in Crane NXT by 12.5% during the second quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 32,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,770,000 after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is currently 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.