Crown (NYSE:CCK) CEO Timothy Donahue Sells 7,500 Shares

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) CEO Timothy Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.67, for a total transaction of $830,025.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 474,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,539,033.12. This represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Crown Price Performance

Shares of CCK stock traded down $0.54 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $113.16. The company had a trading volume of 136,138 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,215,687. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.98 and a 12-month high of $115.85. The company has a market capitalization of $13.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.79, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $105.69 and a 200-day moving average of $99.95.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. Crown had a return on equity of 26.68% and a net margin of 5.97%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.59 EPS. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Crown

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Crown by 24.1% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 48,920 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,367,000 after purchasing an additional 9,497 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Crown by 39.4% during the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 4,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $367,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in Crown in the 1st quarter worth about $111,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Crown by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 5,917 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Crown by 23.7% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 666,262 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $59,471,000 after buying an additional 127,737 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $126.00 price objective on shares of Crown and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective (up from $130.00) on shares of Crown in a report on Friday, February 6th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crown has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $125.86.

Crown Company Profile

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.