Crane (CR) Competitors

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Crane (NYSE:CR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IR or CR?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Crane 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or CR?

Ingersoll Rand received 298 more outperform votes than Crane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave Crane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%
Crane	Outperform Votes 441 59.43%	Underperform Votes 301 40.57%

Does the media refer more to IR or CR?

In the previous week, Crane had 46 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Crane and 3 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Crane's score of -0.22 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend IR or CR?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $98.91, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Crane has a consensus target price of $197.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.99%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Crane.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is IR or CR more profitable?

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%

Is IR or CR a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane pays out 15.9% 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 has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Crane is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IR or CR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Crane. Crane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, 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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.61	$838.60M	$2.02	41.19
Crane	$2.18B	4.92	$401.10M	$5.77	32.34

Which has more risk & volatility, IR or CR?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Crane on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.