Venture Visionary Partners LLC Acquires 10,136 Shares of Crane $CR

Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Crane (NYSE:CR) by 25.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 50,694 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,136 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in Crane were worth $9,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in Crane by 30.0% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 3,778 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $697,000 after purchasing an additional 872 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its position in shares of Crane by 93.8% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 24,754 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,577,000 after buying an additional 11,982 shares in the last quarter. Nicholas Investment Partners LP raised its position in shares of Crane by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Nicholas Investment Partners LP now owns 30,997 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $5,717,000 after buying an additional 1,817 shares in the last quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Crane in the fourth quarter worth $524,000. Finally, Kennedy Capital Management LLC raised its position in Crane by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 157,738 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $29,092,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares in the last quarter. 75.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on CR. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 price objective on shares of Crane in a report on Monday, June 1st. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Crane from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $200.00 to $215.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Weiss Ratings lowered Crane from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Crane from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crane presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $226.33.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crane

In other news, Director Susan D. Lynch bought 150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $177.38 per share, for a total transaction of $26,607.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 370 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $65,630.60. This trade represents a 68.18% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.12% of the company’s stock.

Crane Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:CR opened at $206.77 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.12. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $183.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $187.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Crane has a 12-month low of $159.58 and a 12-month high of $214.31.

Crane (NYSE:CR) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The conglomerate reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $696.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $672.74 million. Crane had a return on equity of 24.45% and a net margin of 13.10%.Crane’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.39 EPS. Crane has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.850 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Crane will post 7.87 earnings per share for the current year.

Crane Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.255 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Crane’s payout ratio is presently 18.35%.

Crane Profile

Crane Co, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products serving customers around the world. The company operates through two primary segments: Aerospace & Electronics and Engineered Materials. Its Aerospace & Electronics division designs and produces valves, fittings, manifolds, and filtration systems for aircraft fuel, hydraulics, and environmental control systems. The Engineered Materials segment focuses on advanced polymers, heat exchangers, and specialized composite solutions for industries including chemical processing, semiconductor manufacturing, and power generation.

With roots dating back to its founding in 1855 in Chicago by R.T.