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
Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Hillenbrand had 30 more articles in the media than Crane NXT. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hillenbrand and 2 mentions for Crane NXT. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Crane NXT's score of 0.00 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Crane NXT pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hillenbrand pays out -360.0% 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. Crane NXT has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Hillenbrand has increased 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 beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% 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 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.
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.
Crane NXT presently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Hillenbrand has a consensus target price of $34.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.14%. Given Crane NXT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Hillenbrand.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Crane NXT beats Hillenbrand on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CXT) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff