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$57.11 -2.23 (-3.75%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$57.08 -0.03 (-0.06%)
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CXT vs. HI, CX, JHX, EXP, FBIN, WFG, ACA, SKY, TGLS, and USLM

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), Tecnoglass (TGLS), and United States Lime & Minerals (USLM).

Crane NXT vs. Its Competitors

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

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Crane NXT had 7 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Crane NXT and 1 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.82 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hillenbrand
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Crane NXT pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has raised 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 net margin of 11.17% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Crane NXT's return on equity of 21.58% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crane NXT11.17% 21.58% 9.50%
Hillenbrand -8.82%15.03%4.19%

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$1.49B2.20$184.10M$2.9119.63
Hillenbrand$3.18B0.44-$211M-$3.81-5.17

Crane NXT has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $73.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.13%. Hillenbrand has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.60%. Given Hillenbrand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Crane NXT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crane NXT
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Hillenbrand
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Crane NXT beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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CXT vs. The Competition

MetricCrane NXTTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.40B$2.53B$14.82B$20.63B
Dividend Yield1.15%1.59%2.81%3.67%
P/E Ratio19.6319.2524.2729.01
Price / Sales2.2081.4060.9666.07
Price / Cash10.1945.3226.9422.82
Price / Book3.075.085.084.43
Net Income$184.10M$33.55M$196.77M$993.74M
7 Day Performance-3.77%-4.62%-4.31%-3.39%
1 Month Performance0.71%0.59%-1.18%-2.10%
1 Year Performance-2.27%48.85%28.86%10.09%

Crane NXT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CXT
Crane NXT
3.6331 of 5 stars
$57.11
-3.8%
$73.75
+29.1%
-5.6%$3.40B$1.49B19.634,500Upcoming Earnings
HI
Hillenbrand
4.5565 of 5 stars
$21.82
-1.4%
$32.00
+46.7%
-52.7%$1.56B$3.18B-5.7310,450Gap Down
CX
Cemex
3.2704 of 5 stars
$8.40
-0.1%
$7.74
-7.8%
+34.1%$12.19B$16.20B8.2445,649Analyst Forecast
JHX
James Hardie Industries
4.2554 of 5 stars
$26.99
+0.2%
$37.34
+38.3%
-24.6%$11.58B$3.88B27.545,860
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.1129 of 5 stars
$221.67
-2.0%
$254.44
+14.8%
-15.9%$7.38B$2.26B16.112,500News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.1062 of 5 stars
$56.50
flat
$77.27
+36.8%
-29.4%$6.79B$4.61B16.5711,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.5197 of 5 stars
$70.56
-2.2%
$100.00
+41.7%
-19.3%$5.54B$5.83B-40.329,700News Coverage
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ACA
Arcosa
3.862 of 5 stars
$88.74
-2.6%
$104.00
+17.2%
-8.1%$4.45B$2.57B55.816,250News Coverage
Positive News
SKY
Champion Homes
1.2898 of 5 stars
$65.13
+0.1%
$80.60
+23.8%
-17.5%$3.73B$2.48B19.049,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TGLS
Tecnoglass
2.8898 of 5 stars
$76.83
-0.5%
$83.00
+8.0%
+45.2%$3.61B$919.84M24.016,910News Coverage
Positive News
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
0.6845 of 5 stars
$108.57
+1.0%
N/A+16.6%$3.08B$317.72M25.85340News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑

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