Q2 Earnings Forecast for Crane NXT Issued By Northland Capmk

Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE:CXT) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Crane NXT in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Northland Capmk analyst B. Brooks now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. Northland Capmk currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Crane NXT’s current full-year earnings is $4.18 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Crane NXT’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.43 EPS.

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.19 by $0.01. Crane NXT had a net margin of 12.38% and a return on equity of 24.08%.

CXT has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Crane NXT from $77.00 to $78.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Northland Securities lowered shares of Crane NXT from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $72.00 price target for the company. in a report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.33.

Crane NXT Stock Performance

Shares of Crane NXT stock opened at $59.25 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.57 and a beta of 1.36. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $61.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.57. Crane NXT has a fifty-two week low of $52.89 and a fifty-two week high of $67.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crane NXT

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CXT. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crane NXT in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Crane NXT by 25.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after acquiring an additional 908 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its holdings in Crane NXT by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 82,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,628,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares in the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Crane NXT by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 742,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,672,000 after acquiring an additional 114,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Radnor Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Crane NXT in the 3rd quarter valued at about $948,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.49% of the company’s stock.

Crane NXT Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. This is a positive change from Crane NXT’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.15%. Crane NXT’s payout ratio is 20.06%.

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.