Crane (CR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CR or IR?

Crane has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CR or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 1 more articles in the media than Crane. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 30 mentions for Crane. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Crane's score of 0.57 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crane	15 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CR or IR?

Crane currently has a consensus target price of $178.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.46%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Crane.

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
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is CR or IR a better dividend stock?

Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Crane pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% 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 raised 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 higher earnings & valuation, CR or IR?

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
Crane	$2.18B	4.50	$401.10M	$5.77	29.57
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.50	$838.60M	$2.02	40.20

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CR or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 301 more outperform votes than Crane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.27% of users gave Crane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crane	Outperform Votes 438 59.27%	Underperform Votes 301 40.73%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Is CR or IR 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
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CR or IR?

75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Crane on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.