Albany International (AIN) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Crane (NYSE:CR) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, AIN or CR?

Albany International has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AIN or CR?

In the previous week, Crane had 10 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Crane and 6 mentions for Albany International. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Crane's score of 0.28 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AIN or CR more profitable?

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AIN or CR?

97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer AIN or CR?

Albany International presently has a consensus price target of $85.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.14%. Crane has a consensus price target of $167.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.62%. Given Albany International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albany International is more favorable than Crane.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, AIN or CR?

Crane has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Albany International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albany International	$1.27B	2.01	$111.12M	$3.20	25.41
Crane	$2.28B	4.13	$401.10M	$4.54	36.20

Is AIN or CR a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Albany International pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIN or CR?

Crane received 188 more outperform votes than Albany International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.64% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 59.64% of users gave Crane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 245 60.64%	Underperform Votes 159 39.36%
Crane	Outperform Votes 433 59.64%	Underperform Votes 293 40.36%

Summary

Crane beats Albany International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.