Crane Co (CR)

• Market cap: $8.16B
• 1 day: 1.33%
• 5 days: 13.14%
• 1 month: 5.09%
• 3 months: -6.21%
• 6 months: -0.43%
• Year to date: 6.62%
• 1 year: 14.98%
• 5 years: 103.77%
• 10 years: 103.77%
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery

About: Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into two segments: aerospace and electronics, and process flow technologies. Crane generated approximately $2.1 billion in revenue in 2024.

Employees: 7,300

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

294% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $69.3M | Put options by funds: $17.6M

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 48

3.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 71.86% [Q3] → 74.87% (+3.01%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 461 [Q3] → 461 (+0) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 5 (+0) [Q4]

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.51B [Q3] → $6.5B (-$3.94M) [Q4]

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 163

Research analyst outlook

3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $150 7% downside
• Avg. target: $180 12% upside
• High target: $200 24% upside

3 analyst ratings

• positive: 2 67%
• neutral: 1 33%
• negative: 0 0%

Stifel Nathan Jones 34% 1-year accuracy 25 / 73 met price target	7% downside $150	Hold Maintained	30 Apr 2025
UBS Damian Karas 28% 1-year accuracy 5 / 18 met price target	18% upside $190	Buy Upgraded	29 Apr 2025
DA Davidson Matt Summerville 11% 1-year accuracy 2 / 19 met price target	24% upside $200	Buy Maintained	11 Mar 2025