While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns.
Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.
Business services providers thrive by solving complex operational challenges for their clients, allowing them to focus on their secret sauce. Still, investors are uneasy as firms face challenges from AI-driven disruptors and tightening corporate budgets.
These doubts have caused the industry to lag recently as services stocks have collectively shed 12.8% over the past six months. This drawdown was worse than the S&P 500’s 10% fall.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at specialized technology stocks, starting with Napco (NASDAQ:NSSC).
Although the S&P 500 is down 1.7% over the past six months, Crane NXT’s stock price has fallen further to $51.13, losing shareholders 7.1% of their capital. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
WALTHAM, Mass., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT), a premier industrial technology company, today announced its schedule for the company’s first quarter 2025 results.
Looking back on specialized technology stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and its peers.
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and the rest of the specialized technology stocks fared in Q4.
Value investing has created more billionaires than any other strategy, like Warren Buffett, who built his fortune by purchasing wonderful businesses at reasonable prices.
But these hidden gems are few and far between - many stocks that appear cheap often stay that way because they face structural issues.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) and the best and worst performers in the specialized technology industry.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the specialized technology industry, including OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) and its peers.
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT), a premier industrial technology company, today announced its schedule for the company’s fourth quarter and full year 2024 results.
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT), a premier industrial technology company, announced that Aaron Saak, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Christina Cristiano, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the CJS Securities 25th Annual New Ideas for the New Year Conference on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Smart Packaging assets of TruTag Technologies. TruTag provides secure digitization of physical products through proprietary secure marking and smartphone authentication.
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with De La Rue plc to acquire its authentication business for 300 million British pounds in cash, subject to customary adjustments.
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, today announced it has appointed Dr. Aleta Richards as President of its Crane Currency business, effective October 14, 2024. In this role, Dr. Richards will partner with the Crane Currency leadership team to execute the growth strategy, accelerate innovation, and leverage the Crane Business System to drive continuous improvement as a leading integrated supplier of secure, well-designed banknotes, counterfeit resistant security technology and durable banknote paper. Dr. Richards will report directly to Sam Keayes, Senior Vice President, Security and Authentication Technologies, Crane NXT.
WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, announced today its schedule for the Company’s third quarter 2024 results.
WALTHAM, Mass., July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crane NXT, Co. (NYSE: CXT) ("Crane NXT" or the "Company"), a premier industrial technology company, announces its schedule for second quarter 2024 results.
