Institutional Cluster

CRS

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
MIXED
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed2mo ago
Institutional cluster: 10 buyers, 2 sellers (bullish)
Actionable Insight ◆ Mixed

The buying cluster is broad and conviction-driven (5 doublings, 5 adds) from active managers, but the single massive $524.6M exit from Egerton Capital creates a material overhang — the seller's exit alone represents ~2% of the $25B market cap. Monitor for additional 13F filings from other large holders to see if Egerton's exit is isolated or part of a broader institutional rotation. The divergent insider signal (no open-market buying) reduces conviction in the accumulation thesis. Given the 43% historical win rate on CRS reports and the score-6 calibration showing only 40% up-moves, treat this as a modest positive signal with significant caveats.

DirectionMixed
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d
CRS ▼ -12.34% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -12.34% · α vs SPY -13.58% · entry $543.49 → $476.42
Next anchor: T+60d in 24d
Latest observation: T+42 -33.17% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 1, 2026
via day open
T+1d
+4.90%
call +4.90% · α +3.10%
$570.13
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
+3.03%
call +3.03% · α +1.01%
$559.98
settled 8w ago
T+20d
-12.34%
call -12.34% · α -13.58%
$476.42
settled 5w ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 24d

Executive Summary

A strong institutional accumulation cluster in CRS with 10 buyers adding $45.5M in net new positions, overwhelmingly dominated by active asset managers doubling or adding to their stakes. This is partially offset by a massive $524.6M full exit from Egerton Capital, which sold its entire 1.33M share position. The buying is broad-based and conviction-driven, but the single large seller creates a notable divergence signal. The cluster's bullish signal is amplified by the historical cross-filing actuarial verdict (inst-earnings-context + inst-offering-context). However, the 43% win rate on prior CRS reports and the score-6 calibration showing only 40% observed up-moves at T+20 suggest caution on over-scoring this pattern.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
accumulating
Buy Value
$66.2M
Sell Value
$524.6M
Net Flow
-$478.1M

Institutional Positions

Net institutional flow: -$478.1M

▲ Buyers (10)

InstitutionActionChangePosition ValueValue Δ
Concurrent Investment AdvisorsDOUBLED+287.2%$13.1M$10.9M
Wealth Enhancement Advisory ServicesADD+68.1%$18.3M$10.8M
Td Waterhouse CanadaDOUBLED+1235.9%$7.5M$7.1M
Exchange Traded ConceptsADD+85%$8.8M$5.8M
Commonwealth Equity ServicesADD+35.9%$9.4M$5.0M

▼ Sellers (2)

InstitutionActionChangePrev ValueValue Δ
Egerton Capital (Uk)EXIT-100%$524.6M-$524.6M
Calamos AdvisorsTRIM-26.2%$5.2M$800.0K

Key Facts

  • 10 institutional buyers added a net $45.5M in new CRS positions during 2026-Q2, with 5 funds doubling their stakes.
  • Egerton Capital (UK) fully exited a 1.33M share position worth $524.6M, the dominant seller.
  • All 10 buyers are active asset managers (not passive/index funds), strengthening the conviction signal.
  • No open-market insider buying was detected, creating a divergent 13F × Form 4 confluence score of 21/100.
  • Historical calibration shows score-5/6 reports on CRS have only a ~40-49% probability of positive T+20 returns, with asymmetric downside risk (mean loss -10% to -12% on losing trades).

Financial Impact

10 institutional buyers accumulated $66.2M in current holdings, adding $45.5M net, while 2 sellers reduced holdings by $523.8M (dominated by Egerton Capital's $524.6M full exit)

institutional ownershipfloatconviction signal

Risk Factors

  • Egerton Capital's full exit of 1.33M shares ($524.6M) may signal a fundamental thesis change that other institutions are ignoring or late to recognize.
  • No insider buying corroborates the institutional accumulation, creating a divergent signal that historically has been a weak predictor.
  • Historical calibration shows score-5/6 reports on CRS have asymmetric downside risk (mean loss -10% to -12% on losing trades vs +12% to +19% on winners), suggesting the pattern may be a low-conviction signal.
  • The 45-day 13F reporting lag means positions may have already been unwound or adjusted since quarter-end.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
Analyst Consensus
80% bullish (15 analysts)

Investment Themes

Materials & Mining

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 institutional 13F filing from SEC EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
INST-CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)inst-cluster-CRS-2026-Q2
10 reports for CRS
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate 2 of 3 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +48.50%Apr 29, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for CRS — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 27, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$490.58 $400.85▼ −18.29%▼ −17.78%—
Aug 12, 2026
7w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$535.57 $443.19▼ −17.25%▼ −15.50%—
Aug 1, 2026
8w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$543.49 $476.42▼ −12.34%▼ −13.58%—
Jun 3, 2026
17w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$492.62 $597.24▲ +21.24%▲ +22.61%—
Apr 29, 2026
22w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$428.20 $462.01▲ +7.90%▲ +2.93%—
Apr 29, 2026
22w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$406.53 $460.91▲ +13.38%▲ +7.92%—
Apr 17, 2026
24w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$452.00 $404.26▼ −10.56%▼ −14.76%—
Apr 17, 2026
24w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$445.48 $429.58▼ −3.57%▼ −8.94%—
Apr 2, 2026
26w ago
Press Release
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$391.33 $428.20▼ −9.42%▲ +0.45%—
Feb 12, 2026
33w ago
Court Ruling
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$367.81 $361.11▼ −1.82%▲ +0.97%—
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Report published Aug 1, 2026