Crane Company

Company Profile

Crane Company had its IPO on 1984-11-01 under the ticker symbol CR.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. Crane Company has a staff strength of 7,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Crane Company opened at $85.02 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $85.02 - $86.95, and closed at $86.18.

This is a +0.72% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 91,966 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Crane Company have slipped by -5.19%.

Crane Company's Key Ratios

Crane Company has a market cap of $4.26 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.3862 and a price to sales ratio of 1.7544.

In the last 12-months Crane Company’s revenue was $3.35 billion with a gross profit of $1.34 billion and an EBITDA of $647.50 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Crane Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Crane Company’s operating margin was 15.8% while its return on assets stood at 7.6% with a return of equity of 21.46%.

In Q1, Crane Company’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 1.9% while revenue growth was a negative 3.3%.

Crane Company’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

12.4069

Trailing PE

10.6662

PEG

1.1862

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $7.04 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 12.4069 and a PEG multiple of 1.1862. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Crane Company’s profitability.

Crane Company stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.0995 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 9.6373. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.7544.

Crane Company stock pays annual dividends of $1.41 per share, indicating a yield of 0.96% and a payout ratio of 2.52%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$4.34 billion

Total Liabilities

$974.50 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-12800000.00

Capital Expenditure

$12.90 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

2.52%

Crane Company ended 2024 with $4.34 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $4.34 billion while shareholder equity stood at $2.02 billion.

Crane Company ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $974.50 million in other current liabilities, 72400000.00 in common stock, $2.90 billion in retained earnings and $1.53 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $510.20 million and cash and short-term investments were $510.20 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $308,500,000 while long-term debt stood at $880.70 million.

Crane Company’s total current assets stands at $1.70 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $499.50 million compared to accounts payable of $247.10 million and inventory worth $492.90 million.

In 2024, Crane Company's operating cash flow was $-12800000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $12.90 million.

Comparatively, Crane Company paid $0.03 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$86.18

52-Week High

$123.4857

52-Week Low

$67.12

Analyst Target Price

$87

Crane Company stock is currently trading at $86.18 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $123.4857 and a 52-week low of $123.4857. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $87.

Its 50-day moving average was $89.47 and 200-day moving average was $93.94 The short ratio stood at 1.42 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 29.6% are held by institutions.