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$60.39 -1.54 (-2.49%)
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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

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

Crane NXT has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Hillenbrand$2.86B0.61-$211M-$0.25-98.32
Crane NXT$1.49B2.33$184.10M$2.6223.05

Hillenbrand currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.19%. Crane NXT has a consensus price target of $73.75, indicating a potential upside of 22.12%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Crane NXT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hillenbrand
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Crane NXT
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Crane NXT had 1 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Crane NXT and 6 mentions for Hillenbrand. Crane NXT's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.82 indicating that Crane NXT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Crane NXT
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Hillenbrand-0.63% 13.53% 3.82%
Crane NXT 9.84%20.22%8.81%

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

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hillenbrand pays out -360.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane NXT pays out 26.0% 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. Hillenbrand has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Crane NXT has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crane NXT beats Hillenbrand on 10 of the 18 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$3.47B$2.93B$26.38B$21.48B
Dividend Yield1.12%1.61%2.77%3.53%
P/E Ratio23.0524.1727.1829.70
Price / Sales2.3360.66754.6351.35
Price / Cash10.4545.5327.0324.52
Price / Book3.247.977.764.58
Net Income$184.10M$34.89M$199.14M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-1.18%15.70%9.67%0.66%
1 Month Performance0.34%14.32%20.00%4.64%
1 Year Performance4.26%106.56%68.17%15.96%

Crane NXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CXT
Crane NXT
3.4592 of 5 stars
$60.39
-2.5%
$73.75
+22.1%
+10.4%$3.47B$1.49B23.054,500News Coverage
Positive News
HI
Hillenbrand
4.4588 of 5 stars
$25.36
-2.0%
$32.00
+26.2%
-2.4%$1.79B$3.18B-101.4510,450Analyst Upgrade
CX
Cemex
3.034 of 5 stars
$9.08
+0.4%
$8.53
-6.1%
+64.4%$13.17B$16.20B8.9045,649Dividend Announcement
JHX
James Hardie Industries
3.831 of 5 stars
$20.16
-2.1%
$33.27
+65.0%
-43.6%$8.65B$3.88B26.185,860Short Interest ↑
EXP
Eagle Materials
3.5231 of 5 stars
$230.56
+0.0%
$254.78
+10.5%
-5.9%$7.49B$2.26B16.982,500Positive News
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.5827 of 5 stars
$58.56
-0.6%
$75.45
+28.9%
-23.4%$7.02B$4.61B18.4111,000Positive News
Short Interest ↑
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.7669 of 5 stars
$72.86
+0.1%
$100.00
+37.3%
-11.4%$5.59B$6.17B-41.639,700Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ACA
Arcosa
4.4531 of 5 stars
$99.02
-0.1%
$112.00
+13.1%
+15.0%$4.85B$2.57B52.676,250News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
SKY
Champion Homes
1.9239 of 5 stars
$75.49
+0.7%
$86.00
+13.9%
-12.8%$4.26B$2.48B20.089,000Positive News
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
0.9781 of 5 stars
$125.92
-0.3%
N/A+62.6%$3.61B$317.72M28.88340Positive News
TGLS
Tecnoglass
3.3693 of 5 stars
$72.60
+0.0%
$89.00
+22.6%
+22.9%$3.41B$955.73M22.696,910News Coverage
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NYSE:CXT) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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