Wall Street Zen Downgrades Crown (NYSE:CCK) to Hold

Crown (NYSE:CCK) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on Crown from $125.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Crown from $116.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Mizuho raised their price objective on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Crown from $106.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Crown from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $112.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Friday. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $124.43.

Crown Stock Down 1.0%

CCK opened at $113.04 on Friday. Crown has a 12 month low of $75.98 and a 12 month high of $115.85. The business has a 50-day moving average of $103.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $99.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 0.73.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.05. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. 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 firm posted $1.59 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Crown will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of Crown stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $3,047,520.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 411,556 shares in the company, valued at $43,213,380. This trade represents a 6.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 19,754 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.02, for a total transaction of $1,995,549.08. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 96,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 64,754 shares of company stock valued at $6,720,634. 0.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Crown by 52.5% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 305 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Crown by 45.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 356 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Crown by 2.3% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 5,101 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $525,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in Crown by 1.2% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,477 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $983,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. Finally, Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH increased its stake in Crown by 7.7% during the third quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 1,626 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Crown

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and strong EBITDA: Crown reported Q4 results that topped revenue and EPS expectations and investors reacted to record 2025 EBITDA, a key operating metric that supported earlier upside in the stock. Why Crown Holdings (CCK) Is Up 9.5% After Record 2025 EBITDA and Mixed Net Income Performance
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifting price targets: Several firms raised targets — Truist to $135 (buy), Mizuho to $130 (outperform), and Wells Fargo to $120 (equal weight) — signaling continued analyst conviction in Crown’s longer‑term growth despite near‑term noise. Benzinga coverage of analyst moves TickerReport on Wells Fargo target
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call & transcripts available for detail: Management commentary and the full Q4 earnings call transcript provide detail on volumes, pricing, and capital spending — useful for dissecting margin and cash‑flow drivers. Earnings call transcript Yahoo Q4 transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Business mix note — beverage can demand: Coverage highlights robust beverage can demand driving growth, but also flags higher startup costs for new capacity that are pressuring near‑term margins. CCK Q4 Deep Dive
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance slightly below consensus: Crown set FY‑2026 EPS guidance at $7.90–$8.30 and Q1 at $1.70–$1.80, both modestly under Street expectations — a key reason the stock reversed after the initial rally. Earnings & guidance summary
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst action — downgrade despite higher target: JPMorgan downgraded CCK from overweight to neutral even while raising its price target, illustrating divergent views on near‑term risk vs. longer‑term upside. That mixed signal likely added to intraday selling pressure. Benzinga on JPMorgan action

Crown Company Profile

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.