Strs Ohio Increases Stake in Crown Holdings, Inc. $CCK

Strs Ohio raised its position in Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCK) by 6.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 179,372 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,605 shares during the period. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Crown were worth $18,470,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. OLD National Bancorp IN boosted its position in shares of Crown by 507.7% during the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 89,549 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,221,000 after purchasing an additional 74,814 shares in the last quarter. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc acquired a new position in shares of Crown during the 3rd quarter worth $15,472,000. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its holdings in shares of Crown by 235.5% in the 3rd quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 25,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,463,000 after purchasing an additional 17,900 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Crown by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,666,360 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $171,668,000 after purchasing an additional 36,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of Crown by 84.2% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 835,374 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $80,689,000 after purchasing an additional 381,766 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.93% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Crown

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — Crown reported $1.86 EPS vs. consensus ~$1.75 and revenue of $3.26B (vs. ~$3.03B), with revenue up ~13% year-over-year; management set FY2026 EPS guidance of $7.90–$8.30 and Q2 guidance of $2.10–$2.20, supporting the stock’s strength. Crown Holdings, Inc Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend declared — Board approved a $0.35/share quarterly cash dividend (record May 14; payable May 28), returning cash to shareholders and supporting yield / investor income thesis. CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary / sector coverage — Recent analyst write-ups published in The Globe and Mail provide context on industry trends and peers (consumer-cyclical comparisons), useful for relative valuation and demand outlook but not an immediate catalyst. Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Crown Holdings (CCK) and General Motors (GM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional analyst commentary piece — Another Globe and Mail item discusses Crown alongside hospitality peers; informative for macro/peer context but not a direct stock-moving item on its own. Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Crown Holdings (CCK), Hilton (HLT) and Wyndham (WH)
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target from $115 to $107 and moved to a “neutral” rating — while the new target still implies modest upside from current levels, the cut signals some analyst caution and may cap near-term upside or weigh on sentiment. JPMorgan Lowers Price Target on Crown

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CCK shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Crown from $111.00 to $109.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wolfe Research set a $115.00 price target on shares of Crown in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Crown in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $124.00 price target for the company. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Crown from $127.00 to $129.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Crown from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 18th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crown currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.93.

Insider Transactions at Crown

In other news, CEO Timothy J. Donahue sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.85, for a total transaction of $801,375.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 451,070 shares in the company, valued at $48,196,829.50. This represents a 1.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, COO Djalma Novaes, Jr. sold 29,734 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.80, for a total transaction of $3,413,463.20. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 88,052 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,108,369.60. The trade was a 25.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 52,234 shares of company stock worth $5,832,363. 0.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Crown Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE CCK opened at $100.28 on Monday. Crown Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $89.21 and a 12-month high of $116.62. The company has a market capitalization of $11.26 billion, a PE ratio of 15.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $105.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.96.

Crown (NYSE:CCK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.11. Crown had a net margin of 5.65% and a return on equity of 26.62%. The company had revenue of $3.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Crown has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.300 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.200 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Crown Holdings, Inc. will post 8.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 14th will be issued a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th. Crown’s dividend payout ratio is 22.29%.

Crown 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.