Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CXT in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Crane NXT (CXT) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$51.11+0.66 (+1.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeCrane NXT's week centers on its Q2 2026 earnings call transcript recirculating, highlighting sales of $493 million, up 22% year over year, with organic sales growth of 3%. Adjusted EPS of $1.10 beat the prior estimate of $1.04, and the SAT segment posted $227 million in sales, up 17% year over year. Separately, the company announced the appointment of Jeong Kim, co-founder of Kiswe Mobile and former Bell Labs president, to its board of directors, effective 29 October.
CXT closed at $51.11, up 1.3%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $49.64 and its 200-day average of $47.31, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 51.2, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 5.7 points over the past five readings. Gekko Fair Value stands at $64.98, putting the current price 21.3% below that mark.
The next earnings date falls on 4 November, 22 days out, placing the report inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter's print produced a reaction of -0.6% despite the beat. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, and trailblazer holders stand at zero. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 3.8% gain over 20 trading days across five years, with gains in three of them. Analyst consensus across six firms includes five buy ratings and one hold, with a consensus target of $68.71.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Crane NXT price vs fair value
Close $51.11200-day averageGekko Fair Value $64.98
Crane NXT quick facts
- Market cap
- $2.94B
- P/E ratio
- 20
- Forward P/E
- 10.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.41
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.80B
- Profit margin
- 7.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.41%
- Beta
- 1.08
- Volume
- 467,391 avg 551,848
- 1-year return
- −24.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.8%
- 50-day average
- $49.64
- 200-day average
- $47.31
- Next earnings
- Nov 4
- Shares outstanding
- 57.56M
Crane NXT swing-trade checklist
Crane NXT scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $51.11 is above the 50-day ($49.64) and 200-day ($47.31) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
51.2, Neutral
Reading 51.2 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
21.3% below
Price is 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.8% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Crane NXT stock chart and price history
Crane NXT closed at $51.11 on Oct 12, 2026, −24.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $35.71 to $68.74.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −1.7%
- 3 months
- +0.9%
- 6 months
- +14.0%
- 1 year
- −24.9%
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About Crane NXT
Crane NXT builds technology aimed at payment processing and merchandising, pairing electronic hardware with software designed to work alongside it. Its work centers on verifying and authenticating payments securely, while also supporting automation, field service management, remote diagnostics, and tools meant to improve operational efficiency.
The company's offerings rely on proprietary capabilities it has developed internally, combining hardware and software into integrated systems rather than selling components separately. This approach ties together the physical and digital sides of payment and merchandising operations for the businesses it serves.
Crane NXT is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CXT.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial machinery
- Website
- cranenxt.com
Crane NXT GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Crane NXT’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 51.2, in the Neutral zone, down 5.7 points over five sessions.
51.2Neutral
Down 5.7 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 46 | +0.3% | +5.1% | ||
| Accumulation | 227 | +0.2% | +1.1% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 378 | −0.1% | −1.4% | ||
| Distribution | 25 | −0.9% | −0.8% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CXT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Crane NXT stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Crane NXT trades 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.98, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Crane NXT shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$64.98
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
21.3% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 26.4% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Crane NXT insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Crane NXT, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CXT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Crane NXT has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2023
- $200K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.01%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CXT.
0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Crane NXT earnings: next date and track record
Crane NXT reports on Nov 4, 2026 (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
23 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.21
- Revenue estimate
- $495.0M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.8%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Crane NXT reported Q2 2026 sales of $493M, up 22% YoY, with organic sales growth of 3%. Adjusted EPS of $1.10 increased 13% YoY, beating prior expectations. Adjusted EBITDA was $115M at a 23% margin, with 150bps of organic margin expansion. SAT segment posted $227M in sales, up 17% YoY with 10% organic growth driven by international currency demand. Antares Vision integration is progressing on track.
- Guidance
- Full year adjusted EPS guidance raised to $4.22-$4.42. Management expects full year adjusted EBITDA margin of ~24% and free cash flow conversion of 90%-110%, supported by strong backlog and operating discipline.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.10 est $1.04 | $493.2M est $475.6M | −0.6% |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.11 est $0.43 | $387.7M est $378.6M | −1.0% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $1.27 est $1.26 | $476.9M est $450.6M | −2.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.28 est $1.26 | $445.1M est $450.5M | −2.8% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.97 est $0.95 | $404.4M est $434.4M | −0.3% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.54 est $0.51 | $330.3M est $318.5M | +7.0% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $1.20 est $1.20 | $399.1M est $405.5M | −3.1% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $1.16 est $1.14 | $403.5M est $392.4M | +5.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Crane NXT stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Crane NXT is $68.71, +34.4% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$68.71consensus 12-month target, +34.4% from the last close
Now $51.11Avg $68.71
Low $56High $85
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Jefferies | $60 | +17.4% |
| Sep 18 | D.A. Davidson | $85 | +66.3% |
| Sep 8 | D.A. Davidson | $85 | +66.3% |
| Aug 10 | Northland Securities | $65 | +27.2% |
| Aug 7 | Oppenheimer | $65 | +27.2% |
−1.4%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+3.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Crane NXT seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Crane NXT averaged +3.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.4% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.6% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, CXT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.8%.
Crane NXT market cap and key statistics
Crane NXT’s market cap is $2.94B, with a P/E ratio of 20 and revenue of $1.80B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.94B
- P/E ratio
- 20
- Forward P/E
- 10.4
- EPS, TTM
- $2.41
- Gekko Fair Value
- $64.98
Trading
- Volume
- 467,391
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 551,848
- 52-week high
- $68.74
- 52-week low
- $35.71
- Shares outstanding
- 57.56M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $1.80B
- Profit margin
- 7.8%
- Return on equity
- 11.5%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +41.9%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.08
- Typical daily move
- ±3.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.8%
- Dividend yield
- 1.41%
Crane NXT stock news this week
Coverage of Crane NXT this week reads positive: 3 positive, 0 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Full Transcript: Crane NXT Q2 2026 Earnings CallBenzinga, Oct 9
- Crane NXT Appoints Jeong Kim to Board of Directors Effective October 29SCCG Management, Oct 8
- Crane NXT Appoints Jeong H. Kim to Board of DirectorsTrue North Radio Network, Oct 8
Crane NXT peers
Crane NXT’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| AMATApplied Materials | Neutral | 9.5% below |
| LRCXLam Research | Neutral | 4.7% above |
| PHParker-Hannifin | Neutral | 2.7% above |
| TTTrane Technologies | Neutral | 19.6% above |
| JCIJohnson Controls International | Neutral | 14.4% above |
| CARRCarrier Global | Accumulation | 4.0% below |
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Crane NXT stock FAQ
What is Crane NXT’s market cap?
Crane NXT’s market cap is $2.94B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $51.11, with 57.56M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 20.
What is the Crane NXT stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Crane NXT is $68.71, +34.4% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Crane NXT stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Crane NXT is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $51.11 is 21.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.98. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Crane NXT report earnings next?
Crane NXT is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.21 per share on revenue of $495.0M. Crane NXT beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.8% on average across the report.
What is Crane NXT’s 52-week high and low?
Crane NXT’s 52-week high is $68.74 and its 52-week low is $35.71; it closed at $51.11 on Oct 12, 2026, −24.9% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $69.00 on Oct 9, 2025.
Is Crane NXT stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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