Crane Company (CR)
NYSE: CR · Real-Time Price · USD
198.02
-7.79 (-3.79%)
Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Crane Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 10 analysts polled by S&P Global, Crane Company stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $240.9. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 21.65% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $198 (-0.01%) and the highest is $260 (+31.30%).

Price Target: $240.9 (+21.65%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$198$240.9$242.5$260
Change-0.01%+21.65%+22.46%+31.30%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Crane Company stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingApr '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy777888
Buy111111
Hold101111
Sell010000
Strong Sell000000
Total999101010

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
D.A. Davidson
D.A. Davidson
Buy
Maintains
$245 → $255
BuyMaintains$245 → $255+28.77%Oct 29, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$253 → $260
BuyMaintains$253 → $260+31.30%Oct 29, 2026
Stifel Nicolaus
Stifel Nicolaus
Buy
Maintains
$242 → $247
BuyMaintains$242 → $247+24.73%Oct 28, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aOct 27, 2026
Unknown Analyst
UBS
No rating
UBS
Buy
Reiterates
$240
BuyReiterates$240+21.20%Sep 17, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.91B
from 2.31B
Increased by 26.18%
Revenue Next Year
3.07B
from 2.91B
Increased by 5.54%
EPS This Year
7.34
from 6.05
Increased by 21.36%
EPS Next Year
8.06
from 7.34
Increased by 9.72%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
2.06B1.78B1.86B2.13B2.31B2.91B
Revenue Growth
-29.76%-13.87%4.81%14.45%8.16%26.18%
Gross Profit
688.80M661.20M751.00M867.80M972.80M1.24B
Gross Margin
33.39%37.22%40.33%40.72%42.20%42.71%
Operating Income
199.50M153.70M235.20M340.90M409.70M621.40M
Net Income
435.40M401.10M255.90M294.70M366.60M373.47M
EPS
----6.057.34
EPS Growth
----23.98%21.36%
Forward PE
15.0912.0627.4627.0729.5026.97
Dividend / Share
1.721.881.010.820.921.02
Dividend Growth
-9.30%-46.28%-18.81%12.20%10.40%
Free Cash Flow
----341.30M395.00M
No. Analysts
-----8
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High2.9B
Avg2.9B
Low2.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
26.7%
Avg
26.2%
Low
25.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High7.38
Avg7.34
Low7.30

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
22.0%
Avg
21.4%
Low
20.7%