Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Has $2.31 Million Position in Crane NXT, Co. $CXT

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) by 59.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 34,460 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,885 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Crane NXT were worth $2,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Crane NXT by 2,449.9% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,770,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,446,000 after buying an additional 1,701,361 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,533,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,670,000 after acquiring an additional 9,959 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 1,256,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,259,000 after acquiring an additional 89,049 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Crane NXT by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,240,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,864,000 after acquiring an additional 175,771 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. increased its holdings in Crane NXT by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 1,167,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,281,000 after purchasing an additional 48,715 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Key Crane NXT News

Here are the key news stories impacting Crane NXT this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Crane NXT reported EPS of $1.27 (vs. $1.25 consensus) and revenue of $476.9M (vs. ~$450.5M est.), with revenue up ~19.5% YoY — upside to both sales and earnings likely supported the share gain. Crane NXT Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Raises Annual Dividend by 6%
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase: the board raised the quarterly payout to $0.18 (5.9% increase), with an ex-dividend date Feb. 27 and pay date Mar. 11 — a modest yield (~1.4%) but a signal of confidence in cash flow and capital return. Crane NXT Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Raises Annual Dividend by 6%
• Positive Sentiment: Healthy operating metrics: management cited strong margins and ROE (net margin and ROE improvements reported), reinforcing that revenue growth is translating to earnings leverage — supports earnings multiple re-rating potential. Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) Beats Q4 CY2025 Sales Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Antares Vision acquisition update: management says the company remains on track to complete the Antares Vision acquisition in 2026 — strategic for growth/vertical integration but outcome and near-term impact remain uncertain. Crane NXT Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Raises Annual Dividend by 6%
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call slide deck and investor presentation released — useful for detailed line-item and segment trends (see slides and call transcript for management commentary). Crane NXT, Co. 2025 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: FY2026 EPS guidance came in light: management set FY26 EPS of $4.10–$4.40 vs. a $4.48 consensus — the lower EPS midpoint vs. Street expectations is the main near-term negative catalyst and could cap upside if investors focus on forward earnings. (Revenue guidance $1.7B–$1.8B roughly in line with consensus.)

Analyst Ratings Changes

CXT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. CJS Securities raised shares of Crane NXT to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Crane NXT from $88.00 to $82.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.80.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of CXT stock opened at $53.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 21.30 and a beta of 1.18. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Crane NXT, Co. has a one year low of $41.54 and a one year high of $69.00.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.02. Crane NXT had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 20.20%. The firm had revenue of $476.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $450.53 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.20 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts forecast that Crane NXT, Co. will post 4.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.37%.

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