Janus International Group (JBI) Competitors

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer JBI or CXT?

Janus International Group presently has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 35.24%. Crane NXT has a consensus target price of $87.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.59%. Given Crane NXT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Janus International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Crane NXT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media prefer JBI or CXT?

In the previous week, Janus International Group and Janus International Group both had 3 articles in the media. Janus International Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.46 indicating that Janus International Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus International Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane NXT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is JBI or CXT more profitable?

Crane NXT has a net margin of 12.18% compared to Janus International Group's net margin of 10.62%. Crane NXT's return on equity of 23.46% beat Janus International Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	10.62%	21.10%	8.46%
Crane NXT	12.18%	23.46%	10.36%

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

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Janus International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Crane NXT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBI or CXT?

Janus International Group received 6 more outperform votes than Crane NXT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave Crane NXT an outperform vote while only 44.74% of users gave Janus International Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus International Group	Outperform Votes 17 44.74%	Underperform Votes 21 55.26%
Crane NXT	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, JBI or CXT?

Janus International Group has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JBI or CXT?

Crane NXT has higher revenue and earnings than Janus International Group. Janus International Group 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
Janus International Group	$1.07B	1.00	$135.70M	$0.72	10.53
Crane NXT	$1.39B	2.62	$188.30M	$3.05	20.89

Summary

Crane NXT beats Janus International Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.