Crown (NYSE:CCK) Sets New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $110.65 and last traded at $110.7890, with a volume of 39501 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $107.78.

Crown News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target on CCK to $130 and kept an “Outperform” rating, signaling analyst confidence and ~13% upside vs. recent levels. Mizuho raises PT to $130
• Positive Sentiment: Crown beat Q4 consensus on revenue ($3.13B vs. ~$3.00B) and reported blended EPS that topped some estimates, highlighting top-line strength and margin resilience. This supports longer‑term earnings power. Crown Holdings Beats Q4 Sales Expectations
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/momentum signal: relative strength rating climbed to 76, which can attract momentum-focused buyers. RS Rating Climbs to 76
• Neutral Sentiment: Company filed the formal Q4 and full‑year release and conference-call materials (useful for modeling and management commentary). PR Newswire: Q4 & FY2025 Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Aggregate analyst coverage remains constructive (median targets near $120 and multiple Buys/Outperform), giving a supportive backdrop but not an immediate catalyst. Analyst Coverage Snapshot
• Negative Sentiment: Crown’s FY2026 guidance (EPS $7.90–8.30) and Q1 guide ($1.70–1.80) came in modestly below consensus (FY ~8.21; Q1 ~1.74), which is weighing on the stock despite the beat. Guidance Detail
• Negative Sentiment: Some providers flagged a steep year‑over‑year drop in net income and higher capex that pressured reported EPS metrics in certain presentations — these items raise near‑term profitability and cash‑flow questions. Quiver: Profitability and Cash Flow Notes
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares dipped after the release as investors weighed the mixed print (top-line beat vs. guidance and earnings/cash nuances); recent insider selling was also noted by third‑party trackers. Shares Down Slightly After Q4

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on CCK. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Crown from $125.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Crown from $99.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.38.

Crown Trading Down 0.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market cap of $13.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 0.73. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $102.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $99.19.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.05. Crown had a return on equity of 26.86% and a net margin of 7.79%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.59 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown

In related news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $3,047,520.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 411,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,213,380. This represents a 6.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 19,754 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.02, for a total value of $1,995,549.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 96,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,782,877.82. The trade was a 16.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 64,754 shares of company stock valued at $6,720,634 over the last quarter. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Crown in the second quarter worth approximately $184,046,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Crown by 226.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,474,038 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $142,377,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,789 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Crown by 58.6% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,727,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $280,855,000 after acquiring an additional 1,007,980 shares during the last quarter. Swedbank AB boosted its holdings in shares of Crown by 60.8% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,493,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $240,854,000 after purchasing an additional 943,045 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Crown by 36.9% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,467,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $333,197,000 after purchasing an additional 933,938 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

About Crown

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.