Analysts Set Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) PT at $125.86

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $125.8571.

CCK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective (up from $130.00) on shares of Crown in a research note on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $126.00 price target on Crown and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Crown from $106.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Monday.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Crown news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total transaction of $3,413,463.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 88,052 shares in the company, valued at $10,108,369.60. This represents a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $3,047,520.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 411,556 shares in the company, valued at $43,213,380. This trade represents a 6.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 101,988 shares of company stock valued at $10,964,122 in the last three months. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Crown by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,514,736 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $436,078,000 after buying an additional 93,045 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Crown by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,137,962 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $426,086,000 after acquiring an additional 670,412 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Crown by 33.6% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,526,983 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $363,173,000 after purchasing an additional 886,471 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Crown by 5.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,300,662 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $339,902,000 after purchasing an additional 165,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Crown by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,979,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $287,823,000 after purchasing an additional 149,700 shares during the last quarter. 90.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Crown Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of CCK opened at $115.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $107.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.73. Crown has a 12-month low of $75.98 and a 12-month high of $116.62.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.99 billion. Crown had a net margin of 5.97% and a return on equity of 26.68%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.59 EPS. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Crown will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

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.