Payment technology company Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
Crane NXT beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $476.9 million, up 19.5% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates but a significant miss of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Crane NXT’s revenue to grow 14.5% year on year, improving from the 5.3% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Crane NXT rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
Looking at Crane NXT’s peers in the specialized technology segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Napco delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 11.8%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Mirion reported revenues up 27.5%, topping estimates by 5.2%. Mirion’s stock price was unchanged following the results.
Read our full analysis of Napco’s results here and Mirion’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the specialized technology segment, with share prices up 8.7% on average over the last month. Crane NXT is up 7.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $70.50 (compared to the current share price of $44.50).
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