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$66.85 +0.08 (+0.12%)
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CXT vs. HI, CX, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, USLM, and TGLS

Should you be buying Crane NXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crane NXT include Hillenbrand (HI), Cemex (CX), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Champion Homes (SKY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Tecnoglass (TGLS).

Crane NXT vs. Its Competitors

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 30 more articles in the media than Crane NXT. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hillenbrand and 2 mentions for Crane NXT. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.00 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crane NXT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hillenbrand
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Crane NXT pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -360.0% 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 NXT has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Crane NXT has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Crane NXT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane NXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crane NXT$1.49B2.58$184.10M$2.6225.51
Hillenbrand$2.86B0.78-$211M-$0.25-125.90

Crane NXT has a net margin of 9.84% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -0.63%. Crane NXT's return on equity of 20.22% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crane NXT9.84% 20.22% 8.81%
Hillenbrand -0.63%13.53%3.82%

Crane NXT presently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Hillenbrand has a consensus target price of $34.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Given Crane NXT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Hillenbrand.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crane NXT
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Hillenbrand
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Crane NXT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CXT vs. The Competition

MetricCrane NXTTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.84B$3.13B$6.78B$21.83B
Dividend Yield1.02%1.71%2.90%3.62%
P/E Ratio25.5124.5726.2432.43
Price / Sales2.5850.41946.2691.40
Price / Cash11.4855.9830.7024.21
Price / Book3.597.227.644.59
Net Income$184.10M$27.08M$197.59M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.89%0.71%0.65%1.31%
1 Month Performance18.50%0.97%-0.60%-0.93%
1 Year Performance14.84%48.24%47.93%9.51%

Crane NXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CXT
Crane NXT
2.3222 of 5 stars
$66.85
+0.1%
$75.00
+12.2%
+14.8%$3.84B$1.49B25.514,500Analyst Forecast
HI
Hillenbrand
3.8317 of 5 stars
$26.69
-0.5%
$32.00
+19.9%
+11.3%$1.89B$2.86B-106.7610,450Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CX
Cemex
2.7809 of 5 stars
$8.98
-1.0%
$9.02
+0.5%
+61.8%$13.14B$15.68B8.8045,649News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
JHX
James Hardie Industries
3.5676 of 5 stars
$20.14
-1.3%
$31.89
+58.3%
-39.2%$8.77B$3.88B26.165,860
EXP
Eagle Materials
3.9795 of 5 stars
$236.93
+1.0%
$254.78
+7.5%
-21.6%$7.61B$2.26B17.452,500
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.4915 of 5 stars
$51.78
-2.1%
$75.45
+45.7%
-44.5%$6.35B$4.61B16.2811,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.8028 of 5 stars
$70.53
+3.0%
$100.00
+41.8%
-30.4%$5.23B$6.17B-40.309,700News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ACA
Arcosa
4.0629 of 5 stars
$91.34
-1.1%
$112.00
+22.6%
-1.9%$4.53B$2.57B48.596,250
SKY
Champion Homes
2.2505 of 5 stars
$69.50
-9.0%
$86.00
+23.7%
-24.2%$4.32B$2.48B18.489,000Positive News
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
1.6972 of 5 stars
$126.85
-1.7%
N/A+27.7%$3.70B$317.72M29.09340News Coverage
Positive News
TGLS
Tecnoglass
1.0254 of 5 stars
$66.19
flat
N/AN/A$3.11B$890.18M17.029,837News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:CXT) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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