Crane (CR) Competitors

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Crane (NYSE:CR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Is DCI or CR more profitable?

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 9.94%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat Crane's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	9.94%	28.86%	14.63%
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%

Does the media prefer DCI or CR?

In the previous week, Crane had 32 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Crane and 10 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Crane's score of 0.45 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane	12 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DCI or CR?

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DCI or CR a better dividend stock?

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Donaldson pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane pays out 15.3% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Crane has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DCI or CR?

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Crane. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, 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
Donaldson	$3.59B	2.34	$414M	$2.98	24.20
Crane	$2.23B	5.01	$401.10M	$6.01	32.30

Do analysts recommend DCI or CR?

Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.94%. Crane has a consensus price target of $221.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Crane's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crane is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, DCI or CR?

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crane beats Donaldson on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.