Crane NXT (CXT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, HI or CXT?

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do analysts rate HI or CXT?

Hillenbrand currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.87%. Crane NXT has a consensus target price of $73.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.55%. 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
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Crane NXT	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer HI or CXT?

In the previous week, Crane NXT had 4 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Crane NXT and 10 mentions for Hillenbrand. Crane NXT's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.85 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane NXT	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.1%. 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	$3.18B	0.58	-$211M	-$0.25	-104.17
Crane NXT	$1.54B	2.36	$184.10M	$2.62	24.15

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Crane NXT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crane NXT beats Hillenbrand on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.