- The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.74% based on similar historical setup states.
CR
NYSE
Week ended 25 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Crane Company · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
206.83 USD
4.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 29d.
Setup score
52
out of 100
Latest Close
206.83 USD
25 Sep 2026
1W Return
4.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 13 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
4.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
80/18
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.74%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
50/100 conviction; expected move 5.6%.
News sentiment
53/100
19 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
29d
Next report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 0.0% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.6112-week average 0.67
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.61Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1313 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 13 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 0.0% over four weeks, -5.0% over 12 weeks, and 14.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.62Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-260.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-2.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 18 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 100%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength12/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality69/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Momentum32/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Growth68/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework34/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 34.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 41.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 17.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 10.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 13.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -4.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -6.3% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.4x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
CR shows bullish options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.00, expected move of 5.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction50/100
Expected move5.6%
Put/call volume0.00
Insider activity19 / 1
19 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
7 positive · 10 neutral · 2 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings29dNext report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move5.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-10.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
24 Jul
21 Aug
25 Sep
Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.2%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-6.6%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+4.7%Week of 25 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -2.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-2.8%
Trend breadth41.0%
Trend41.0%active weekly trend signals
MD18.0%positive activity pressure
RS24.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank25 / 72
Group average-1.3%
Trend breadth34.7%
Trend34.7%active weekly trend signals
MD23.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.8%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape54/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 54/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis61/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 6/12.
Activity pressure 0.61; 13 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.74%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.74% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors29/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 49; Small Cap Core rank 96 SVQF34/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 696.0 of 1061 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options50/100Call activity leads. Options balance does not yet confirm the saved weekly stock trend.
2026-09-25 · Checks passed · Priced move ±5.6% Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
Why Crane Co. (CR) Was Among Gabelli’s Top Q2 Performers Insiders19 / 119 acquisitions and 1 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings29dNext report is scheduled for 26 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | 206.83 USD | 4.7% | 196.52 USD | 163.48 USD | -0.62 | -2.27 | 2.0M | On |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 197.62 USD | -2.1% | 196.30 USD | 162.71 USD | -0.48 | -5.50 | 2.4M | On |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 201.82 USD | -1.4% | 196.47 USD | 161.99 USD | -0.20 | -3.69 | 1.2M | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 204.69 USD | -1.0% | 196.41 USD | 161.24 USD | 0.12 | -3.17 | 2.2M | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 206.74 USD | -0.7% | 196.11 USD | 160.47 USD | 0.39 | -2.23 | 1.8M | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 208.15 USD | -4.5% | 195.29 USD | 159.72 USD | 0.68 | -1.24 | 2.3M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 218.07 USD | -0.7% | 195.14 USD | 158.93 USD | 0.86 | 1.84 | 1.4M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 219.61 USD | 3.0% | 194.77 USD | 158.07 USD | 0.94 | 2.61 | 2.0M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 213.19 USD | -5.7% | 194.18 USD | 157.23 USD | 0.98 | 2.95 | 3.4M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 226.14 USD | 4.0% | 193.31 USD | 156.43 USD | 0.96 | 10.19 | 2.9M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 217.49 USD | -0.7% | 192.01 USD | 155.57 USD | 0.98 | 5.39 | 2.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 219.07 USD | 0.7% | 190.98 USD | 154.76 USD | 1.07 | 4.44 | 1.7M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 217.64 USD | -0.6% | 190.05 USD | 153.93 USD | 1.15 | 5.12 | 1.5M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 219.06 USD | 1.9% | 189.04 USD | 153.09 USD | 0.97 | 7.96 | 2.7M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.