Crane price target lowered to $186 from $206 at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank analyst Scott Deuschle lowered the firm’s price target on Crane to $186 from $206 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares as part of a Q1 preview for the aerospace group. The firm’s top ideas for the quarter are GE Aerospace (GE), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Carpenter Technology (CRS), and Crane (CR). All of these names can beat by mid-single-digits or better, and all have a strong track record of executing well in environments of uncertainty, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Deutsche also likes Northrop Grumman (NOC) as a way to balance out the beta, which its top ideas “admittedly skew higher on.” The firm is negative on HII (HII) Into the print.