Upcoming Ex-Dividend Dates: Union Pacific Corp (UNP), Crane Co (CR), and Premier Inc (PINC) will trade ex-dividend on 8/29/25, with respective dividends of $1.38, $0.23, and $0.21 scheduled for payment in September.
Expected Stock Price Adjustments: Following the ex-dividend date, shares of UNP are expected to drop by approximately 0.62%, CR by 0.12%, and PINC by 0.81% based on their recent stock prices.
Historical Dividend Stability: The article emphasizes the importance of reviewing historical dividend payments to assess the likelihood of future dividends, suggesting estimated annual yields of 2.48% for UNP, 0.47% for CR, and 3.25% for PINC.
Current Trading Performance: As of Wednesday trading, Union Pacific Corp shares are down about 0.2%, while Crane Co and Premier Inc shares have increased by approximately 1.9% and 0.6%, respectively.
CR
$187.58+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on CR
Wall Street analysts forecast CR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CR is 220.67 USD with a low forecast of 202.00 USD and a high forecast of 235.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast CR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CR is 220.67 USD with a low forecast of 202.00 USD and a high forecast of 235.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 191.830
Low
202.00
Averages
220.67
High
235.00
Current: 191.830
Low
202.00
Averages
220.67
High
235.00
Wolfe Research
initiated
$215
2025-12-04
Reason
Wolfe Research
Price Target
$215
2025-12-04
initiated
Reason
Wolfe Research initiated coverage of Crane with an Outperform rating and $215 price target. The firm says Crane "checks the right boxes" with strong operations, management credibility, and upside from acquisitions.
DA Davidson
Buy
maintain
$230 -> $235
2025-10-30
Reason
DA Davidson
Price Target
$230 -> $235
2025-10-30
maintain
Buy
Reason
DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Crane to $235 from $230 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after its Q3 earnings beat. The firm is raising its estimates on Crane for 2025, 2026, and 2027, with all periods aided by the strong go-forward visibility with respect to Aerospace & Electronics segment's robust backlog coupled, with high conviction that the company will continue to deliver notable market outgrowth and price capture within PFT, or Process Flow Technologies, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Stifel
Hold
maintain
$200 -> $202
2025-10-29
Reason
Stifel
Price Target
$200 -> $202
2025-10-29
maintain
Hold
Reason
Stifel raised the firm's price target on Crane to $202 from $200 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares after "another strong quarter from Crane with execution of the highest level." The chemical market, Crane's largest within PFT, is seeing material year-over-year volume headwinds, but the potential for improved demand in 2026 would "materially improve" the PFT growth outlook, the analyst tells investors.
BofA
Buy
maintain
$200 -> $225
2025-08-21
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$200 -> $225
2025-08-21
maintain
Buy
Reason
BofA raised the firm's price target on Crane to $225 from $200 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Crane's Aerospace & Electronics segment continues to surpass expectations, while the firm sees the One Big Beautiful Bill and other policy changes potentially benefitting the Process Flow Technologies segment, the analyst tells investors.
About CR
Crane Company is an industrial manufacturing and technology company. The Company is a manufacturer of engineered components for mission-critical applications focused on the aerospace, defense, space and process flow industry end markets. Its segments include Aerospace & Electronics, and Process Flow Technologies. The Aerospace & Electronics segment supplies critical components and systems, including original equipment and aftermarket parts, primarily for the commercial aerospace, and the military aerospace, defense and space markets. The Process Flow Technologies segment is a provider of engineered fluid handling equipment for critical applications. The segment is comprised of Process Valves and Related Products, Pumps and Systems and Commercial Valves. The Company also designs and manufacturers multi-stage lubrication pumps and lubrication system components technology for critical aerospace and defense applications.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
