Crane (CR) Competitors

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

Is CR or DCI 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
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%
Donaldson	9.94%	28.86%	14.63%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CR or DCI?

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

Does the media favor CR or DCI?

In the previous week, Crane had 24 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Crane and 13 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Crane's score of 0.48 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crane	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Donaldson	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CR or DCI?

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
Crane	$2.23B	4.97	$401.10M	$6.01	31.99
Donaldson	$3.59B	2.45	$414M	$2.98	25.27

Is CR or DCI a better dividend stock?

Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Crane pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 40.3% 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. Crane has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend CR or DCI?

Crane currently has a consensus target price of $222.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.59%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.04%. Given Crane's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crane is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CR or DCI?

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

Summary

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