Crane (CR) Competitors $179.99 -0.03 (-0.02%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.95 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 10/3/2025 07:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CR vs. GFF, ITT, NVT, PH, XYL, IR, DOV, PNR, SNA, and WWDShould you be buying Crane stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crane include Griffon (GFF), ITT (ITT), nVent Electric (NVT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Xylem (XYL), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), and Woodward (WWD). Crane vs. Its Competitors Griffon ITT nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Xylem Ingersoll Rand Dover Pentair Snap-On Woodward Crane (NYSE:CR) and Griffon (NYSE:GFF) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer CR or GFF? In the previous week, Crane had 21 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crane and 3 mentions for Griffon. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Crane's score of 0.28 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crane 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Griffon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CR or GFF a better dividend stock? Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Crane pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Griffon pays out 53.7% 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 Griffon has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Is CR or GFF more profitable? Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Griffon's net margin of 2.78%. Griffon's return on equity of 144.21% beat Crane's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crane13.10% 24.45% 10.14% Griffon 2.78%144.21%11.56% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CR or GFF? 75.1% of Crane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, CR or GFF? Crane has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Griffon. Crane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrane$2.23B4.65$401.10M$6.0129.95Griffon$2.52B1.44$209.90M$1.3458.09 Which has more volatility and risk, CR or GFF? Crane has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griffon has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend CR or GFF? Crane presently has a consensus price target of $222.20, suggesting a potential upside of 23.45%. Griffon has a consensus price target of $98.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.15%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Griffon is more favorable than Crane.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Crane 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Griffon 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 SummaryCrane and Griffon tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crane News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCraneSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.35B$7.12B$7.89B$21.63BDividend Yield0.51%2.73%4.58%3.55%P/E Ratio23.84369.19311.0129.82Price / Sales4.65470.11245.8494.19Price / Cash11.199.3328.3124.73Price / Book5.313.044.964.61Net Income$401.10M$298.37M$796.44M$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.22%2.32%1.92%2.07%1 Month Performance-2.65%6.24%4.91%3.89%1 Year Performance13.10%19.78%30.61%13.14% Crane Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRCrane4.6515 of 5 stars$179.990.0%$222.20+23.5%+15.2%$10.35B$2.23B23.8411,000Trending NewsGFFGriffon4.8229 of 5 stars$75.95+0.2%$98.20+29.3%+13.9%$3.54B$2.52B56.685,300ITTITT4.4114 of 5 stars$181.50+0.3%$188.11+3.6%+23.5%$14.16B$3.70B28.5411,700Analyst ForecastNVTnVent Electric3.5824 of 5 stars$100.40+1.4%$90.43-9.9%+44.6%$16.16B$3.31B28.6012,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.4918 of 5 stars$760.74+0.7%$770.94+1.3%+21.9%$97.21B$19.85B28.0557,950Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastXYLXylem4.3127 of 5 stars$143.55+0.5%$152.33+6.1%+12.7%$34.94B$8.56B37.2923,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.3343 of 5 stars$81.82+0.3%$97.75+19.5%-15.1%$32.52B$7.24B63.9221,000DOVDover4.895 of 5 stars$170.26-0.6%$213.92+25.6%-12.2%$23.35B$7.75B10.2724,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.3526 of 5 stars$110.260.0%$114.36+3.7%+17.5%$18.07B$4.10B30.139,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNASnap-On4.4448 of 5 stars$337.73+0.1%$357.00+5.7%+20.3%$17.62B$5.11B18.0113,000WWDWoodward4.5832 of 5 stars$240.56+1.0%$253.11+5.2%+55.0%$14.43B$3.32B38.069,300Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Griffon Competitors ITT Competitors nVent Electric Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Xylem Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors Dover Competitors Pentair Competitors Snap-On Competitors Woodward Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CR) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredGold to $27,533?This week, U.S. gold reserves hit an unprecedented $1 TRILLION in value... 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