
Crane Company (CR) Stock Forecast & Price Target
Crane Company (CR) Analyst Ratings
Bulls say
Crane has demonstrated strong financial performance with a total revenue of approximately $2.1 billion in 2024 and a notable 5.6% year-over-year increase in total organic sales. The aerospace and electronics segment continues to thrive, supported by healthy commercial activity and solid defense spending, contributing to an organic backlog growth of 16% and expectations for high-single to low-double digit organic sales growth in 2025. Additionally, Crane's operating model promotes above-market organic growth and strong incremental margins, indicating a potential for long-term double-digit earnings growth and sustained cash earnings growth from future acquisitions.
Bears say
Crane's overall financial outlook remains tenuous, characterized by mixed performance across its segments; the company's total backlog stood at $1.44 billion, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 17% but a sequential decline of 1%, indicating potential short-term weaknesses. The aerospace and electronics segment displayed strong growth with a 12.8% increase, yet the process flow technologies segment struggled with flat organic sales and downward pressures from inflation and decreased demand. Looking ahead, management projects a slowdown in organic sales growth for 2025, with expectations pointing towards the lower end of low-to-mid-single-digit growth, compounded by rising raw material costs and ongoing supply chain disruptions that could further strain profitability.
This aggregate rating is based on analysts' research of Crane Company and is not a guaranteed prediction by Public.com or investment advice.
Crane Company (CR) Analyst Forecast & Price Prediction
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