Crane Company is a high-quality industrial franchise with three consecutive earnings beats averaging roughly 11% above consensus and 25% year-over-year revenue growth that leads its industry peer group, but the stock sits within 0.8% of near-term resistance at a forward multiple of 27.2 times earnings with overbought momentum indicators, leaving the current risk/reward unfavorable at today's entry price despite the underlying business quality.
Thesis pillars
- Overbought Momentum Extended↑Improving
- Consistent Earnings Delivery↓Deteriorating
- Expensive Valuation Limited Cushion↓Deteriorating
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
Crane Company (CR) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $205.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industry end markets in two segments: Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies. Revenue comes from original equipment (66%) and aftermarket (34%) parts for... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $205.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 51 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news boost analyst 0.70, earnings proximity 87d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
About Crane Company
About Crane Company
Crane Company reported 59% of 2025 net sales from U.S. destinations and 41% from international markets, with the Aerospace & Advanced Technologies segment split 61% commercial and 39% military. The company employs approximately 7,100 persons across 29 countries and on January 1, 2026 completed acquisitions of the Druck, Panametrics and Reuter-Stokes brands from Baker Hughes Company and of optek-Danulat.
Crane Company earns revenue through two distinct business lines. The AAT segment supplies pressure sensors, aircraft braking systems, power conversion solutions, microwave components, and lubrication systems primarily for commercial aerospace, military, defense, and space customers, with manufacturing in the United States, United Kingdom, Taiwan, and France. The Process Flow Technologies segment manufactures process valves, pumps, and fluid handling equipment for pharmaceutical, cryogenic, chemical, nuclear, and water/wastewater end markets, with commercial valve operations serving the U.K., Middle East, and continental Europe. Raw material costs across both segments are affected by steel, copper, cast iron, and electronic component price movements; the AAT segment has experienced supply chain disruptions from insufficient availability of certain components, which may continue.
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The AAT segment operates under government contracting statutes requiring cost and pricing data disclosure and imposing sourcing conditions not applicable to private contracts; failure to comply could result in suspension, criminal or civil sanctions, or debarment. Military demand is subject to U.S. government spending decisions that vary year to year. The January 2, 2024 acquisition of Vian Enterprises added sole-sourced, proprietary multi-stage lubrication pump content on the highest-volume commercial and military aircraft platforms, concentrating certain program-level revenue on a narrow set of positions where competitive replacement is constrained.
See also: Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
From Crane Company's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-30Recent Developments — Crane Company
Latest news
- NEWS Crane (CR) Stock Sinks As Record Margins Meet Rich Valuation - simplywall.st — simplywall.st negative
- NEWS Crane Co (CR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Sales Gro - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Crane Earnings: Full-Year Guidance Raised on Solid Results and Growing Backlog - Morningstar — Morningstar positive
- NEWS Crane Is Poised To Drive Revenue Growth and Margin Expansion - Morningstar — Morningstar positive
- NEWS D.A. Davidson reiterates Crane stock Buy rating on earnings beat - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
Generated 2026-10-30T11:22:45Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicnon-U.S. sales41%10-K Item 1A: 'Net sales by destination outside the U.S. from continuing operations were 41% of our consolidated amounts in 2025'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-27Item 5.02MEDIUMAlejandro Alcala promoted from EVP and COO to President and CEO effective April 27, 2026. Max Mitchell transitions from Chairman/President/CEO to Executive Chairman, retaining board service. Internal succession previously announced January 26, 2026.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $205.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7. Chart setup: RSI 51 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Analyst target $208.28 (+1.2%), stop $191.40 (−7.5%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target: $208.28 (+1.2% upside). Analyst target $208.28 (+1.2%), stop $191.40 (−7.5%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Stop-loss: $191.40.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Crane Company trades at a P/E of 35.4 (forward 25.5). TrendMatrix value score: 4.3/10. Verdict: Hold.
19 analysts cover CR with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $239.
What does Crane Company do?Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industry end markets...
Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industry end markets in two segments: Aerospace & Advanced Technologies and Process Flow Technologies. Revenue comes from original equipment (66%) and aftermarket (34%) parts for commercial aerospace and military customers globally, with approximately 7,100 employees worldwide at December 31, 2025.