Timothy Donahue Sells 7,500 Shares of Crown (NYSE:CCK) Stock

Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) CEO Timothy Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.67, for a total transaction of $830,025.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 474,736 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $52,539,033.12. This trade represents a 1.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Crown Stock Performance

CCK stock opened at $114.80 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market cap of $13.24 billion, a PE ratio of 18.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day moving average of $106.03 and a 200-day moving average of $100.07. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.98 and a 12-month high of $115.85.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.74 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.05. Crown had a return on equity of 26.68% and a net margin of 5.97%.The business had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.59 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 6.96 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Crown by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,514,736 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $436,078,000 after purchasing an additional 93,045 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Crown by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,137,962 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $426,086,000 after purchasing an additional 670,412 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Crown by 33.6% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,526,983 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $363,173,000 after buying an additional 886,471 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in Crown by 5.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,300,662 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $339,902,000 after buying an additional 165,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Crown by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,979,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $287,823,000 after acquiring an additional 149,700 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on CCK shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Crown in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $126.00 price objective on Crown and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Crown from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price target on Crown from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Crown currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $125.86.

Crown Company Profile

Crown Holdings, Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products for consumer goods markets. The company designs, manufactures and sells metal packaging for beverage, food, household, personal care and specialty products. Its portfolio includes aluminum and steel beverage cans, steel food cans, aluminum aerosols, metal closures and ends, offering customers end-to-end solutions from design and prototyping to large-scale production.

Founded in 1919 as the Crown Cork & Seal Company, Crown has grown through strategic acquisitions and investments in advanced manufacturing technologies.