Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors

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

Is HI or CXT a better dividend stock?

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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.

Is HI or CXT more profitable?

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, HI or CXT?

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

Do analysts prefer HI or CXT?

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. Crane NXT has a consensus price target of $73.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Hillenbrand's higher probable 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Crane NXT	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HI or CXT?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, HI or CXT?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hillenbrand	$2.86B	0.64	-$211M	-$0.25	-104.22
Crane NXT	$1.54B	2.51	$184.10M	$2.62	25.61

Does the media prefer HI or CXT?

In the previous week, Hillenbrand and Hillenbrand both had 4 articles in the media. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.43 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crane NXT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hillenbrand and Crane NXT tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.