Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors $55.72 -0.51 (-0.90%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.69 -0.03 (-0.06%) As of 07:09 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXT vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, TGLS, SKY, USLM, and LOMAShould you be buying Crane NXT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crane NXT include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Skyline Champion (SKY), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. Crane NXT vs. Its Competitors James Hardie Industries CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations West Fraser Timber Arcosa Tecnoglass Skyline Champion United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has more volatility and risk, JHX or CXT? James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is JHX or CXT a better dividend stock? James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. James Hardie Industries pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane NXT pays out 23.4% 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. Crane NXT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer JHX or CXT? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Crane NXT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 5 mentions for Crane NXT. Crane NXT's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that Crane NXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment James Hardie Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Crane NXT 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, JHX or CXT? James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Crane NXT. Crane NXT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJames Hardie Industries$3.88B3.01$510.20M$0.9827.70Crane NXT$1.50B2.13$184.10M$2.9119.15 Is JHX or CXT more profitable? Crane NXT has a net margin of 12.38% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Crane NXT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44% Crane NXT 12.38%24.08%10.61% Do analysts recommend JHX or CXT? James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus price target of $39.12, indicating a potential upside of 44.09%. Crane NXT has a consensus price target of $73.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.35%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Crane NXT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Crane NXT 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JHX or CXT? 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Crane NXT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JHX or CXT? James Hardie Industries received 241 more outperform votes than Crane NXT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.59% of users gave Crane NXT an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJames Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25361.11% Underperform Votes16138.89% Crane NXTOutperform Votes1270.59% Underperform Votes529.41% SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats Crane NXT on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crane NXT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CXT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 CXT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrane NXTfabricated metal products IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.20B$10.20B$14.33B$19.81BDividend Yield1.28%1.58%2.60%3.83%P/E Ratio17.4714.5634.3335.67Price / Sales2.131.75312.3246.74Price / Cash10.1830.6930.9317.52Price / Book2.992.465.464.84Net Income$184.10M$386.34M$195.72M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.70%3.01%2.66%1.94%1 Month Performance0.74%-8.26%3.69%3.03%1 Year Performance-8.31%-8.51%24.28%9.73% Crane NXT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXTCrane NXT3.7877 of 5 stars$55.72-0.9%$73.75+32.4%-7.1%$3.20B$1.50B17.4711,000Positive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries2.714 of 5 stars$26.96+4.7%$39.12+45.1%-10.3%$11.59B$3.88B26.703,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX2.9701 of 5 stars$6.77+0.5%$7.58+12.0%+8.3%$9.80B$15.91B10.7443,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementEXPEagle Materials4.6725 of 5 stars$201.83+0.7%$254.44+26.1%-11.3%$6.60B$2.26B14.422,200FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6655 of 5 stars$52.08+1.7%$77.17+48.2%-21.3%$6.26B$4.53B13.8911,200Positive NewsWFGWest Fraser Timber3.6053 of 5 stars$75.83+1.3%$100.40+32.4%-2.3%$5.83B$6.01B-361.1011,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementACAArcosa4.0316 of 5 stars$89.97+0.5%$104.00+15.6%+7.0%$4.39B$2.60B34.215,230Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.609 of 5 stars$88.33-0.1%$83.00-6.0%+93.8%$4.15B$919.84M27.606,910Dividend AnnouncementSKYSkyline Champion1.549 of 5 stars$65.03+1.0%$80.60+23.9%-1.2%$3.73B$2.48B22.908,400Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals0.8442 of 5 stars$102.64-3.3%N/A+52.2%$2.94B$337.29M27.05340Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.7105 of 5 stars$11.87-1.7%$14.40+21.3%+72.6%$1.39B$683.24B20.122,885Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JHX Competitors CX Competitors EXP Competitors FBIN Competitors WFG Competitors ACA Competitors TGLS Competitors SKY Competitors USLM Competitors LOMA 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:CXT) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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