Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors $44.90 -0.59 (-1.30%) As of 02:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXT vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, USLM, and LOMAShould you be buying Crane NXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crane NXT include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Crane NXT vs. James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, CXT or JHX? Crane NXT has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CXT or JHX? In the previous week, Crane NXT had 3 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Crane NXT and 3 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Crane NXT's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.69 indicating that Crane NXT is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crane NXT 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive James Hardie Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CXT or JHX? Crane NXT currently has a consensus price target of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 85.60%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $42.45, suggesting a potential upside of 94.46%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Crane NXT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crane NXT 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CXT or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 241 more outperform votes than Crane NXT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Crane NXT an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCrane NXTOutperform Votes1173.33% Underperform Votes426.67% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% Is CXT or JHX more profitable? Crane NXT has a net margin of 12.38% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Crane NXT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crane NXT12.38% 24.08% 10.61% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CXT or JHX? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Crane NXT. Crane NXT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrane NXT$1.49B1.73$184.10M$3.1914.08James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.40$510.20M$1.0121.61 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CXT or JHX? 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Crane NXT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CXT or JHX a better dividend stock? Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Crane NXT pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% 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. SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Crane NXT on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Crane NXT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrane NXTfabricated metal products IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.58B$8.17B$7.07B$18.57BDividend Yield1.51%2.96%2.70%4.24%P/E Ratio14.0812.5929.8031.19Price / Sales1.731.51153.9325.58Price / Cash10.1828.3531.6117.54Price / Book2.412.184.564.30Net Income$184.10M$349.30M$195.82M$1.02B7 Day Performance6.22%3.11%5.17%6.72%1 Month Performance-17.75%-9.62%-6.32%-6.76%1 Year Performance-26.44%-7.79%3.12%1.39% Crane NXT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXTCrane NXT3.6907 of 5 stars$44.90-1.3%$83.33+85.6%-25.4%$2.58B$1.49B14.0811,000Positive NewsGap DownJHXJames Hardie Industries2.8367 of 5 stars$20.46-3.7%$42.45+107.5%-39.1%$8.79B$3.91B20.253,257Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCXCEMEX4.0727 of 5 stars$5.13-0.3%$7.82+52.5%-37.7%$7.43B$16.20B8.1443,500Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials4.5037 of 5 stars$211.48-2.7%$279.40+32.1%-11.1%$7.04B$2.27B15.112,200Positive NewsGap DownFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1165 of 5 stars$50.85-4.1%$85.25+67.6%-33.6%$6.16B$4.61B13.5611,200Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWFGWest Fraser Timber3.9978 of 5 stars$70.39-4.2%$106.00+50.6%-5.8%$5.44B$6.17B-335.1811,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSKYSkyline Champion0.6855 of 5 stars$83.57-4.1%$90.20+7.9%+4.4%$4.79B$2.43B29.438,400Positive NewsACAArcosa4.2719 of 5 stars$71.66-1.0%$105.50+47.2%-3.0%$3.50B$2.57B27.255,230Positive NewsGap DownTGLSTecnoglass2.7532 of 5 stars$64.44-0.5%$77.40+20.1%+24.7%$3.03B$890.18M20.148,531Positive NewsGap DownUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.6676 of 5 stars$85.25-0.6%N/A+59.0%$2.44B$317.72M22.47340Positive NewsGap DownLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima0.5722 of 5 stars$9.47-3.8%$8.10-14.5%+55.5%$1.11B$699.18B16.052,885Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHX Competitors CX Competitors EXP Competitors FBIN Competitors WFG Competitors SKY Competitors ACA Competitors TGLS Competitors USLM Competitors LOMA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CXT) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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