Q1 EPS Estimates for Crane NXT Cut by Northland Securities

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crane NXT in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Northland Securities analyst B. Brooks now forecasts that the company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.93. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.02. Crane NXT had a return on equity of 19.84% and a net margin of 8.76%.The firm had revenue of $476.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $450.53 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.20 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 19.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on CXT. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. UBS Group set a $58.00 price objective on Crane NXT in a report on Friday, February 13th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Crane NXT in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised Crane NXT from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $73.00 price target on Crane NXT in a report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Crane NXT currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $71.60.

Crane NXT Price Performance

Crane NXT stock opened at $52.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $50.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.49. Crane NXT has a 12-month low of $41.54 and a 12-month high of $69.00. The stock has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.93 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CXT. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in Crane NXT by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,381,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,042,000 after purchasing an additional 15,516 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 102.3% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $971,000 after buying an additional 10,435 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Crane NXT during the fourth quarter worth about $3,408,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Crane NXT by 495.7% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 109,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,134,000 after buying an additional 90,764 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. increased its stake in shares of Crane NXT by 140.8% during the fourth quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 40,682 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,915,000 after buying an additional 23,790 shares during the period. 77.49% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This is an increase from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Crane NXT’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.09%.

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.