Crane (CR)
Makes mission-critical aerospace, sensing, and process-flow components for specialized industrial applications.
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Manufactures mission-critical components for aerospace, defense, space, sensing, and industrial process-flow applications. Sales come from two platforms—Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies—while execution centers on a common operating system and acquisitions that deepen these businesses.
Designs mission-critical components for aerospace, defense, space, sensing, and industrial process-flow applications. The portfolio is organized around Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies, following the separation of Crane NXT and the sale of Engineered Materials.
Combines engineered-product development with an acquisition program that deepens those two platforms. Execution runs through the Crane Business System, which links strategy deployment, visual management, operating priorities, and recurring kaizen work.
The focused portfolio reflects substantial reshaping since the 2023 separation, including recent sensor and optical-measurement acquisitions. Growth therefore depends partly on integrating acquired businesses while maintaining performance in specialized end markets. Certain historical Redco environmental liabilities remain covered by covenants and indemnities.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Target | Target: $238 | Target: $240 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $235 | Target: $245 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | Target | Target: $215 | Target: $242 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | BMO Capital | Initiate | Rating: —Target: — | Target: $253 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Stifel Nicolaus | Target | Target: $201 | Target: $215 |
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $350.4M · Total debt $1.12B · Total assets $4.03B · Shareholders' equity $2.18B
- Revenue
- $724.7M
- Operating income
- $144.3M
- Net income
- $95.9M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 79.06% | 45.69M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 611 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 1.02% | 592.3K shares | |
| 12 holders · as of Sep 2, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 20.63% | 11.92M shares | |
| 2 holders · as of Jan 26, 2024 | |||
| Adds to | 100.71% | ||
57.80M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 100.71%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Crane FundStrategic10 percent owner | 13.46% | 7.78M | filed May 16, 2023 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 8.74% | 5.05M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Strategic | 7.17% | 4.15M | filed Jan 26, 2024 |
Capital World InvestorsInstitution | 4.32% | 2.49M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
FMR LLCInstitution | 4.02% | 2.33M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | James L. L. Tullis | director | −400 | $205.38 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | James L. L. Tullis | director | −614 | $225.00 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Susan D. Lynch | director | +150 | $177.38 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Jason D. Feldman | officer: SVP, IR, Treasury & Tax | −2,693 | $201.95 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Max H. Mitchell | director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO | +1,000 | $183.71 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane | $199.96 | +0.50% | $11.49B | 34.7 | 27.3 | 4.4 | +25.6% |
| Parker-Hannifin | $958.31 | +0.01% | $120.81B | 33.6 | 27.2 | 5.6 | +9.8% |
| Flowserve | $75.65 | +1.31% | $9.57B | 26.2 | 17.3 | 2.1 | −1.6% |
| Emerson Electric | $153.35 | +1.07% | $84.92B | 33.2 | 21.7 | 4.6 | +7.0% |
| RTX | $187.79 | −3.37% | $261.92B | 34.2 | 25.5 | 2.8 | +14.5% |
| Eaton | $440.24 | +1.10% | $169.08B | 44.3 | 29.3 | 5.6 | +21.4% |
| Median | 33.6 | 25.5 | 4.6 | +9.8% |