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