The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Crane Co shares valued at $4,007,222 were sold by Alcala Alejandro on Aug 25 ’25. At $192.74 per share, Alcala Alejandro sold 20,791 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 33,526 shares worth approximately $6.01 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Alcala Alejandro purchased 20,791 shares, netting a total of over 4,007,262 in proceeds.
Before that, Maue Richard A had sold 20,240 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,850,678, the Exec. V.P & CFO traded Crane Co shares for $190.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,240 shares, worth approximately $11.3 million.
As published in a research note from UBS on April 29, 2025, Crane Co [CR] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $190. Analysts at Stifel downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of April 24, 2024, Vertical Research has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for CR. Earlier on November 20, 2023, Vertical Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for CR stock.
Analyzing CR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Crane Co [NYSE: CR] plunged -0.17% to $179.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $178.26, but it reached a high of $182.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.18%. Over the course of the year, Crane Co shares have jumped approximately 3.27%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $203.89 on 07/29/25 and a 52-week low of $127.04 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Crane Co (CR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 177.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 175.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 181.75. The next price resistance is at 184.33. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Crane Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Crane Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 47483.0 shares to 0.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 0.51 million shares. A jump of 8.52% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.87.
Which companies own the most shares of Crane Co (CR)?
In terms of Crane Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 215 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.78% from the previous closing price of $179.49. Analysts anticipate Crane Co stock to reach 235 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 202. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Crane Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
