Crane Co. (CR)

Bojac3728 (95.67) Submitted: 5/19/2009 12:40:40 PM : Start Price: $23.13 CR Score: +2.19

Great company for a infrastructure play. Good growth and earnings. Sales up, past 12 months 2.5 billion. Consensus EPS trend is up. Good company to go long on.

damnishoulda (< 20) Submitted: 3/18/2007 9:47:28 PM : Start Price: $37.24 CR Score: -6.83

Crane although not a high flyer maintains consistent earning and dividend growth through acquisitions of underperforming cos.

dcrednek (70.45) Submitted: 5/17/2007 1:39:44 PM : Start Price: $39.48 CR Score: -4.44

CR is a wide-ranging conglomeerate; think of it as a small-fry DHR or UTX. The catch here is that it is growing at a faster rate than its larger competitors, has a modest valuation relative to its operating margin, ROE, and ROA, and is rock-solid in its dividend distributions.

Definitely an OUTPERFORM, look for CR to be in the 48-54 range within a year to 18 months, then we'll take another look at it and see where it goes from there.

GMoneyCaps (91.12) Submitted: 12/7/2008 11:40:46 PM : Start Price: $13.82 CR Score: +82.97

I am trying to pick the best companies in their respective industry that also pay a dividend.

grneyesgirl1970 (67.97) Submitted: 3/31/2008 10:30:54 AM : Start Price: $37.82 CR Score: -11.26

I think the economy is going to bounce back and business and growth will start again slowly of course but it will be back in full swing within a yr.

havoc315 (97.20) Submitted: 12/3/2008 1:42:22 PM : Start Price: $13.32 CR Score: +81.51

Historical performance, maintains strong balance sheet. Might struggle for a while, but it will survive.

michaeltbryant (< 20) Submitted: 9/14/2009 12:14:28 AM : Start Price: $25.43 CR Score: +6.11

Ultimately we need machinery/engineering to grow.

MikeDubs (86.20) Submitted: 5/28/2009 12:15:30 PM : Start Price: $22.46 CR Score: +3.88

With construction in the crapper today, CR looks like a bad play, but 5 years from now, housing and infrastructure investments will improve their valuation considerably.

MShekht (96.57) Submitted: 10/20/2008 5:21:15 PM : Start Price: $18.74 CR Score: +36.67

strong company, oversold, even for deep recession.

paladin65 (22.65) Submitted: 8/1/2008 9:55:58 PM : Start Price: $32.81 CR Score: -2.96

3 to 5 star stock in one year.

saunafool (97.76) Submitted: 6/2/2007 4:31:59 PM : Start Price: $41.12 CR Score: -6.29

Crane is the dominant player in industrial valves. All the refinery expansions, ethanol plants, CTL plants play into their favor. Plus, they have been one of the market's top performing stocks for 50 years. In the market sweet spot with a long history of superior performance. What's not to like.

tenmiles (99.99) Submitted: 10/28/2008 10:56:06 AM : Start Price: $10.78 CR Score: +134.56

Priced now for multi-year recession which may occur; dividend yield pushing 5% - techically a couple of points oversold in the very near term; likely value for those with requisite patience.