Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CXT or HI?

Crane NXT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand 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
Crane NXT	$1.49B	2.20	$184.10M	$2.91	19.63
Hillenbrand	$3.18B	0.44	-$211M	-$3.81	-5.17

Is CXT or HI more profitable?

Crane NXT has a net margin of 11.17% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Crane NXT's return on equity of 21.58% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crane NXT	11.17%	21.58%	9.50%
Hillenbrand	-8.82%	15.03%	4.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, CXT or HI?

Crane NXT has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CXT or HI?

Crane NXT presently has a consensus price target of $73.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.13%. Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.60%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Crane NXT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane NXT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CXT or HI a better dividend stock?

Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Crane NXT pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% 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. Crane NXT has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CXT or HI?

77.5% of Crane NXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Crane NXT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CXT or HI?

In the previous week, Crane NXT had 7 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Crane NXT and 1 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.82 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Crane NXT beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.