Vulcan Value Partners LLC Sells 4,792 Shares of Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Vulcan Value Partners LLC lowered its stake in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 429,884 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 4,792 shares during the period. Crown makes up approximately 0.8% of Vulcan Value Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Vulcan Value Partners LLC owned 0.37% of Crown worth $41,526,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of CCK. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Crown by 1.6% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,421,691 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $455,346,000 after acquiring an additional 71,355 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Crown by 5.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,300,662 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $339,902,000 after purchasing an additional 165,600 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Crown by 58.6% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,727,276 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $280,855,000 after purchasing an additional 1,007,980 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Crown by 43.3% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,533,612 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $260,835,000 after purchasing an additional 765,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB boosted its position in shares of Crown by 60.8% during the third quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 2,493,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $240,854,000 after buying an additional 943,045 shares during the period. 90.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Crown

In other news, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 19,754 shares of Crown stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.02, for a total transaction of $1,995,549.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 96,841 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,782,877.82. The trade was a 16.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 29,024 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $3,047,520.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 411,556 shares in the company, valued at $43,213,380. This trade represents a 6.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,254 shares of company stock valued at $7,550,659. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on CCK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded Crown from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $112.00 to $155.00 in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Crown from $120.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price (up from $130.00) on shares of Crown in a report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group set a $126.00 price target on Crown and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Crown in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Crown currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $125.86.

Crown Price Performance

Shares of CCK opened at $114.80 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $106.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.09. The company has a market capitalization of $13.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.73. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.98 and a fifty-two week high of $115.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 1.03.

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

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.