Quantbot Technologies LP Purchases New Position in Carpenter Technology Corporation $CRS

Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Carpenter Technology Corporation (NYSE:CRSFree Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 2,316 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,429,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of CRS. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Carpenter Technology by 1.7% during the second quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $708,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Carpenter Technology by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 889 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Abel Hall LLC boosted its holdings in Carpenter Technology by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Abel Hall LLC now owns 1,019 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $321,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC increased its position in Carpenter Technology by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC now owns 11,146 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,509,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Essential Partners LLC increased its position in Carpenter Technology by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 378 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.03% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Ramin Younessi sold 438 shares of Carpenter Technology stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $493.15, for a total transaction of $215,999.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $963,121.95. This trade represents a 18.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.90% of the company’s stock.

Carpenter Technology Stock Up 1.6%

NYSE:CRS opened at $484.57 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $563.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $471.76. The company has a market capitalization of $24.02 billion, a PE ratio of 46.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 3.81 and a quick ratio of 2.23. Carpenter Technology Corporation has a 1-year low of $228.00 and a 1-year high of $625.98.

Carpenter Technology (NYSE:CRSGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.09 by $0.14. Carpenter Technology had a net margin of 16.96% and a return on equity of 26.46%. The company had revenue of $679.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $863.33 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.21 EPS. Carpenter Technology’s quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Carpenter Technology Corporation will post 13.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Carpenter Technology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 25th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Carpenter Technology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.60%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $500.00 price objective on shares of Carpenter Technology in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Carpenter Technology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Carpenter Technology from $705.00 to $700.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Carpenter Technology from $425.00 to $540.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Carpenter Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $577.25.

Read Our Latest Research Report on CRS

Carpenter Technology Company Profile

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Carpenter Technology Corporation engages in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of specialty metals in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Specialty Alloys Operations and Performance Engineered Products. The company offers specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels, as well as additives, and metal powders and parts. It serves to aerospace, defense, medical, transportation, energy, industrial, and consumer markets.

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