Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors

CEMEX (NYSE:CX) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer CX or CXT?

In the previous week, Crane NXT had 7 more articles in the media than CEMEX. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Crane NXT and 7 mentions for CEMEX. Crane NXT's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat CEMEX's score of 0.53 indicating that Crane NXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CEMEX	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane NXT	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CX or CXT?

CEMEX has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CX or CXT?

CEMEX currently has a consensus target price of $7.82, suggesting a potential upside of 24.07%. Crane NXT has a consensus target price of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 57.29%. Given Crane NXT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than CEMEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CEMEX	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Crane NXT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CX or CXT?

CEMEX received 536 more outperform votes than Crane NXT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.33% of users gave Crane NXT an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave CEMEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CEMEX	Outperform Votes 547 63.90%	Underperform Votes 309 36.10%
Crane NXT	Outperform Votes 11 73.33%	Underperform Votes 4 26.67%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CX or CXT?

CEMEX has higher revenue and earnings than Crane NXT. CEMEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane NXT, 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
CEMEX	$16.20B	0.56	$938.81M	$0.63	10.00
Crane NXT	$1.49B	2.04	$184.10M	$3.19	16.61

Is CX or CXT more profitable?

Crane NXT has a net margin of 12.38% compared to CEMEX's net margin of 5.70%. Crane NXT's return on equity of 24.08% beat CEMEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CEMEX	5.70%	7.78%	3.41%
Crane NXT	12.38%	24.08%	10.61%

Is CX or CXT a better dividend stock?

CEMEX pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. CEMEX pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane NXT pays out 21.3% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CX or CXT?

83.0% of CEMEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of CEMEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Crane NXT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Crane NXT beats CEMEX on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.