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Crane NXT, Co. (CXT)

Industrials | Specialty Industrial Machinery | Waltham, United States | NYSE
50.13 USD +0.42 (0.845%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.13
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is driven by a powerful divergence between a fundamentally resilient business and a stock that has been punished to a discount. Fundamentally, the company is executing exceptionally well with revenue growing at +22% and earnings surging +42%, supported by a fortress-like balance sheet and a payout ratio of just 29%. The multi-year price trajectory confirms this quality, showing a cumulative gain of +181% over the last nine years with no recent structural decline, validating the market's reassessment of its core value. However, the short-term outlook faces headwinds. The statistical forecasting model offers almost no directional signal (neutral lean) due to low confidence, and the stock recently hit its 52-week low, creating a technical ceiling. Despite this, the options market is screaming 'bullish,' with heavy speculative positioning in calls at strikes significantly higher than the current price. This suggests smart money sees the current low price as a buying opportunity ahead of the August earnings report. The gap between the strong analyst consensus (Strong Buy, mean target $70) and the depressed current price creates a compelling setup for a rebound, provided the earnings beat holds.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.276159
AutoETS0.285281
AutoARIMA0.285655
AutoTheta0.355080

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 2.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 0.84
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-28
Debt to Equity Ratio 114.1
Revenue per Share 31.355
Market Cap 2,885,548,288
Trailing P/E 20.71
Forward P/E 10.67
Beta 1.09
Profit Margins 7.78%
Website https://www.cranenxt.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $60-$75) compared to negligible put activity. The call chain shows significant positioning at strikes well above the current price, while the put side is virtually dormant except for deep out-of-the-money hedges. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term calls relative to puts, suggesting traders expect a sharp upward move rather than a crash.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.46% 1.42% 1.20% 1.40%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-29 0.180000 0.463440
2026-02-27 0.180000 0.372748
2025-11-28 0.170000 0.301954
2025-08-29 0.170000 0.284614
2025-05-30 0.170000 0.317105
2025-02-28 0.170000 0.304550
2024-11-29 0.160000 0.255265
2024-08-30 0.160000 0.272340
2024-05-31 0.160000 0.253084
2024-02-28 0.160000 0.275862
2023-11-29 0.140000 0.274187
2023-08-30 0.140000 0.235373
2023-05-30 0.140000 0.260417
2023-02-27 0.163251 0.395257
2022-11-29 0.163251 0.450321
2022-08-30 0.163251 0.493179
2022-05-27 0.163251 0.492404
2022-02-25 0.163251 0.462780
2021-11-29 0.149357 0.430731
2021-08-30 0.149357 0.418735
2021-05-27 0.149357 0.445502
2021-02-25 0.149357 0.502746
2020-11-27 0.149357 0.605632
2020-08-28 0.149357 0.738957
2020-05-28 0.149357 0.750958
2020-02-27 0.149357 0.605547
2019-11-27 0.135464 0.467011
2019-08-29 0.135464 0.518205
2019-05-30 0.135464 0.498722
2019-02-27 0.135464 0.458825
2018-11-29 0.121570 0.413809
2018-08-30 0.121570 0.384193
2018-05-30 0.121570 0.411039
2018-02-27 0.121570 0.374893
2017-11-29 0.114623 0.395256
2017-08-29 0.114623 0.447154
2017-05-26 0.114623 0.427904
2017-02-24 0.114623 0.450758
2016-11-28 0.114623 0.437549
2016-08-29 0.114623 0.504278
2016-05-26 0.114623 0.575514
2016-02-25 0.114623 0.687499
2015-11-25 0.114623 0.635103
2015-08-27 0.114623 0.635592
2015-05-27 0.114623 0.536062
2015-02-25 0.114623 0.477154
2014-11-25 0.114623 0.522896
2014-08-27 0.114623 0.471428
2014-05-28 0.104203 0.404640
2014-02-26 0.104203 0.440335
2013-11-26 0.104203 0.479004
2013-08-28 0.104203 0.513172
2013-05-29 0.097256 0.473133
2013-02-26 0.097256 0.532421
2012-11-28 0.097256 0.666191
2012-08-29 0.097256 0.723327
2012-05-29 0.090309 0.664791
2012-02-27 0.090309 0.528777
2011-11-28 0.090309 0.574839
2011-08-29 0.090309 0.617723
2011-05-26 0.079889 0.480268
2011-02-24 0.079889 0.504719
2010-11-26 0.079889 0.603043
2010-08-27 0.079889 0.668800
2010-05-26 0.069469 0.642265
2010-02-24 0.069469 0.625590
2009-11-25 0.069469 0.690851
2009-08-27 0.069469 0.860220
2009-05-27 0.069469 0.860591
2009-02-25 0.069469 1.253926
2008-11-25 0.069469 1.522079
2008-08-27 0.069469 0.554942
2008-05-28 0.062522 0.426239
2008-02-27 0.062522 0.414271
2007-11-28 0.062522 0.406690
2007-08-29 0.062522 0.406139
2007-05-29 0.052101 0.349648
2007-02-26 0.052101 0.376314
2006-11-28 0.052101 0.404964
2006-08-29 0.052101 0.378403
2006-05-30 0.043418 0.315260
2006-02-24 0.043418 0.320514
2005-11-29 0.043418 0.398091
2005-08-30 0.043418 0.435542
2005-05-31 0.034734 0.380659
2005-02-24 0.034734 0.342580
2004-11-29 0.034734 0.334669
2004-08-31 0.034734 0.370367
2004-06-01 0.034734 0.332334
2004-03-01 0.034734 0.312205
2003-12-01 0.034734 0.334110
2003-08-28 0.034734 0.391386
2003-05-30 0.034734 0.478923
2003-02-27 0.034734 0.577362
2002-11-29 0.034734 0.486141
2002-08-29 0.034734 0.443455
2002-05-30 0.034734 0.363237
2002-02-27 0.034734 0.410169
2001-11-29 0.034734 0.418757
2001-08-30 0.034734 0.354105
2001-05-30 0.034734 0.348551
2001-02-28 0.034734 0.375231
2000-11-29 0.034734 0.394085
2000-08-30 0.034734 0.405060
2000-05-30 0.034734 0.372090
2000-03-06 0.034734 0.506325
1999-12-17 0.265370 4.612831
1999-12-01 0.034734 0.542369
1999-09-01 0.034734 0.418845
1999-06-02 0.034734 0.332638
1999-03-03 0.034734 0.384612
1998-12-02 0.034734 0.363633
1998-08-28 0.034734 0.352420
1998-06-03 0.028945 0.249686
1998-03-04 0.028945 0.256737
1997-12-02 0.028945 0.291968
1997-09-02 0.028945 0.280110
1997-06-03 0.028945 0.307690
1997-03-04 0.028945 0.383139
1996-12-02 0.029022 0.404295
1996-09-03 0.029022 0.475942
1996-06-04 0.029022 0.451645
1996-03-06 0.029022 0.453005
1995-12-01 0.029022 0.550908
1995-09-01 0.029022 0.525866
1995-05-31 0.029022 0.548897
1995-03-03 0.029022 0.642726
1994-11-29 0.029022 0.723066
1994-08-30 0.029022 0.726559
1994-05-31 0.029022 0.726559
1994-03-03 0.028868 0.664888
1993-11-29 0.028868 0.702346
1993-08-31 0.028868 0.667856
1993-05-28 0.028868 0.692591
1993-03-01 0.028868 0.715788
1992-12-01 0.028868 0.813042
1992-08-31 0.028868 0.771133
1992-05-29 0.028868 0.702346
1992-02-28 0.028868 0.686237
1991-12-02 0.028868 0.885206
1991-08-30 0.028868 0.692591
1991-05-31 0.028868 0.715788
1991-03-04 0.028868 0.759390
1990-11-28 0.028868 0.952865
1990-08-29 0.028868 0.874852
1990-05-30 0.028868 0.712380
1990-03-05 0.028868 0.835753
1989-11-28 0.028868 0.831110
1989-08-25 0.019245 0.554064
1989-05-30 0.025729 0.961535
1989-03-03 0.025729 1.041663
1988-12-05 0.025729 1.123591
1988-10-11 0.023156 0.913698
1988-08-29 0.015437 0.762689
1988-07-05 0.015437 0.708640
1988-05-27 0.015437 0.769208
1988-02-29 0.015437 0.810787
1987-12-14 0.015437 1.117979
1987-08-28 0.015437 0.687002
1987-06-02 0.015437 0.857117
1987-03-02 0.013722 0.659332
1986-12-15 0.013722 0.845059
1986-08-27 0.013722 0.987641
1986-05-22 0.013722 0.902243
1986-02-28 0.012197 0.842071
1985-11-29 0.012197 1.038919
1985-08-27 0.012197 1.081037
1985-06-07 0.012197 1.163588
1985-03-01 0.012197 1.155187
1984-11-29 0.012197 1.189543
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.72
dividendYield 1.45
exDividendDate 2026-08-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.7
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.014081674
lastDividendValue 0.18
lastDividendDate 2026-05-29
dividendDate 2026-09-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.15435225
Address1 950 Winter Street
Address2 4th Floor North
All Time High 69.0
All Time Low 0.541264
Ask 50.09
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 440,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 856,733
Average Volume 856,733
Average Volume10Days 440,630
Beta 1.086
Bid 50.03
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 22.001
City Waltham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 50.13
Current Ratio 1.415
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 50.29
Day Low 49.04
Debt To Equity 114.1
Display Name Crane NXT
Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Dividend Rate 0.72
Dividend Yield 1.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,024,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,024,800
Earnings Growth 0.419
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.422
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 429,900,000
Ebitda Margins 0.23844999
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.632
Enterprise To Revenue 2.297
Enterprise Value 4,140,748,288
Eps Current Year 4.30136
Eps Forward 4.6994
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,134,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 50.7784
Fifty Day Average Change -0.64839935
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.012769196
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -15.435225
Fifty Two Week High 69.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.869999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27347824
Fifty Two Week Low 35.71
Fifty Two Week Low Change 14.420002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.40380853
Fifty Two Week Range 35.71 - 69.0
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Float Shares 57,385,742
Forward Eps 4.6994
Forward P E 10.667319
Free Cashflow 239,787,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,800
Fullday Change 0.420002
Fullday Change Percent 0.844904
Fullday Price 50.13
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.42115003
Gross Profits 759,299,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13793
Held Percent Institutions 1.09847
Implied Shares Outstanding 57,561,304
Industry Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Disp Specialty Industrial Machinery
Industry Key specialty-industrial-machinery
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Last Dividend Value 0.18
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,680,566,400
Last Split Factor 2,879:1000
Long Business Summary Crane NXT, Co. operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers' important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations; and Security and Authentication Technologies segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions. The Security and Authentication Technologies segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products. This segment also offers brand protection, authentication solutions, and digital content protection across online marketplaces, social media platforms, and websites; and serves various brands, as well as government agencies and financial institutions. Crane NXT, Co. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Long Name Crane NXT, Co.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,885,548,288
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1776508306
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 140,300,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,861,372,421
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 49.67
Operating Cashflow 270,500,000
Operating Margins 0.15592
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2893
Phone 781 755 6868
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 50.13
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 49.71
Price Eps Current Year 11.654453
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.278533
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6005038
Profit Margins 0.07782
Quick Ratio 1.028
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.420002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.844904
Regular Market Day High 50.29
Regular Market Day Low 49.04
Regular Market Day Range 49.04 - 50.29
Regular Market Open 49.67
Regular Market Previous Close 49.71
Regular Market Price 50.13
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 431,124
Return On Assets 0.05825
Return On Equity 0.11484
Revenue Growth 0.22
Revenue Per Share 31.355
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 57,561,304
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1257
Shares Short 7,237,932
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 8,221,971
Short Name Crane NXT, Co.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1742
Short Ratio 12.24
Source Interval 15
State MA
Symbol CXT
Target High Price 85.0
Target Low Price 56.0
Target Mean Price 70.16667
Target Median Price 66.5
Total Cash 231,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.02
Total Debt 1,467,100,032
Total Revenue 1,802,899,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.7
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.014081674
Trailing Eps 2.42
Trailing P E 20.714876
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 48.21015
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.9198494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03982251
Type Disp Equity
Volume 431,124
Website https://www.cranenxt.com
Zip 2,451