Crane Company (NYSE:CR) is featured on the Mario Gabelli Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks.
Crane Company (NYSE:CR) is a recent addition to the 13F portfolio of GAMCO Investors. The fund first disclosed a stake in the company in the second quarter of 2023. This position comprised 1.35 million shares. The fund has maintained this position, only trimming it by a minor amount, in the ensuing quarters. Filings for the fourth quarter of 2025 show that the fund owned over a million shares in the firm, down more than 3% compared to filings for the third quarter of 2025. The firm engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally.
Hedge funds are bullish on Crane Company (NYSE:CR) because following its 2023 separation from Crane NXT, the firm has emerged as a streamlined, high-growth industrial player focused on aerospace and process technologies. The aerospace segment has been a major performance driver, recently showing double-digit core sales growth, nearly 12.8% in late 2025. Crane has also been highly active in the M&A space to bolster its technology portfolio. Earlier this year, the company completed the acquisition of high-tech brands including Druck, Panametrics, and Reuter-Stokes. Management has signaled that its strong balance sheet provides ample dry powder for further acquisitions in optical sensing and aerospace components.
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