Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Carpenter Technology Corp shares valued at $843,773 were sold by KAROL STEVEN E on Sep 09 ’25. At $245.78 per share, KAROL STEVEN E sold 3,433 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 180,000 shares worth approximately $43.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STEVEN KAROL purchased 3,433 shares, netting a total of over 843,773 in proceeds.
Before that, INGLIS I MARTIN had sold 5,691 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,391,704, the Director traded Carpenter Technology Corp shares for $244.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,691 shares, worth approximately $1.64 million.
As published in a research note from Northcoast on April 09, 2025, Carpenter Technology Corp [CRS] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late November. As of July 30, 2024, BTIG Research has reiterated its “Buy” rating for CRS. Earlier on June 26, 2024, BTIG Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CRS stock.
Analyzing CRS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Carpenter Technology Corp [NYSE: CRS] rose 1.10% to $243.84. The stock’s lowest price that day was $239.5, but it reached a high of $251.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.32%. Over the course of the year, Carpenter Technology Corp shares have jumped approximately 71.22%.
Is Carpenter Technology Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Carpenter Technology Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.1 million shares to 2.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.51 million shares. A jump of 3.91% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.83.
Which companies own the most shares of Carpenter Technology Corp (CRS)?
In terms of Carpenter Technology Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 187 in the next 12 months, down nearly -22.47% from the previous closing price of $241.19. Analysts anticipate Carpenter Technology Corp stock to reach 230 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 144. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Carpenter Technology Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 25, 2024, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $144.
