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CraneB

NYSE / Capital Goods

At close

2026-07-22

Current thesis

Bull case: sustained strength in aftermarket and aerospace/defense backlog plus disciplined cost actions drive margin expansion, validating multiples nearer to peers and lifting price toward the high analyst range.

Posture

Constructive

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-28 · AMC.

What can break

Backlog erosion or unexpected contract cancellations

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $214.22 · Bull $246.75 · Bear $173.00

Earnings

2026-07-28 · AMC

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-22

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-22 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-01-27 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-22

Supporting evidence

What

Grade B · Constructive

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $236.63

Why

Momentum83 · Δ7d -8.0

Value50 · Δ7d -0.2

Sentiment43 · Δ7d -1.0

So what

Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-8.0

Δ21d

-7.4

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.2

Δ21d

-0.5

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-1.0

Δ21d

+0.7

Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 82.6 / Value 50.3 / Sentiment 43.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-21

Market Cap

$12.55B

Beta

1.19

Shares Out

57.75M

P/E (TTM)

18.3

P/S (TTM)

1.78

P/FCF (TTM)

20.97

Rev YoY

+24.9%

EPS YoY

-6.3%

Gross Margin

+41.6%

Op Margin

+15.1%

Net Debt

-$513.6M

Current Ratio

2.85

As of 2026-07-22 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology