Crane Company (CR) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Sell if holding. At $176.87, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Negative momentum; Thin upside margin: 7.9%.
Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industries across two segments: Aerospace & Advanced Technologies (AAT) and Process Flow Technologies (PFT). Revenue is from selling mission-critical products to government defense... Read more
Sell if holding. At $176.87, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Negative momentum; Thin upside margin: 7.9%. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.35, news boost analyst cluster(5), earnings proximity 88d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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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)
- 2026-01-26Item 5.02MEDIUMBoard elected Alejandro (Alex) Alcala as President and CEO effective April 27, 2026. Max Mitchell (current Chairman, President and CEO) will continue as Executive Chairman on Board. Clean succession with named successor.SEC filing →
- 2026-01-29Item 5.02MEDIUMAdditional disclosure on Alcala CEO succession (effective April 27, 2026): base salary $950K, target incentive 110%, LTI $4.15M. Mitchell transitions to Executive Chairman. Clean handoff with named successor.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. At $176.87, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Negative momentum; Thin upside margin: 7.9%. Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 37, MACD bearish. Prior stop was $164.78. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $191.11 (+7.9% upside). Prior stop was $164.78. Stop-loss: $164.78.
Thin upside margin: 7.9%; Negative momentum; Below 200-day MA.
Crane Company trades at a P/E of 32.2 (forward 23.3). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover CR with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $220.
What does Crane Company do?Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industries across...
Crane Company manufactures highly engineered components for aerospace, defense, space, and process industries across two segments: Aerospace & Advanced Technologies (AAT) and Process Flow Technologies (PFT). Revenue is from selling mission-critical products to government defense programs and industrial customers; non-U.S. sales were 41% of consolidated amounts in 2025.