Cricut (CRCT) Competitors

ChampionX (NASDAQ:CHX) and Cricut (NASDAQ:CRCT) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CHX or CRCT?

In the previous week, ChampionX and ChampionX both had 3 articles in the media. ChampionX's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cricut's score of 0.43 indicating that ChampionX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ChampionX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cricut	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHX or CRCT a better dividend stock?

ChampionX pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cricut pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. ChampionX pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cricut pays out 64.5% 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. ChampionX has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CHX or CRCT?

ChampionX has higher revenue and earnings than Cricut. ChampionX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cricut, 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
ChampionX	$3.63B	1.35	$320.27M	$1.51	16.97
Cricut	$712.54M	1.83	$62.83M	$0.31	19.84

Which has more risk and volatility, CHX or CRCT?

ChampionX has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cricut has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHX or CRCT more profitable?

Cricut has a net margin of 9.48% compared to ChampionX's net margin of 8.20%. ChampionX's return on equity of 19.25% beat Cricut's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChampionX	8.20%	19.25%	10.25%
Cricut	9.48%	14.27%	9.65%

Do analysts prefer CHX or CRCT?

ChampionX currently has a consensus target price of $37.67, indicating a potential upside of 46.96%. Cricut has a consensus target price of $4.52, indicating a potential downside of 26.56%. Given ChampionX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ChampionX is more favorable than Cricut.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChampionX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cricut	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CHX or CRCT?

99.0% of ChampionX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Cricut shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of ChampionX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of Cricut shares are held 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.

Summary

ChampionX beats Cricut on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.