ITT (ITT) Competitors

Crane (NYSE:CR) and ITT (NYSE:ITT) are both large-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CR or ITT?

ITT has higher revenue and earnings than Crane. ITT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, 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
Crane	$2.23B	4.71	$401.10M	$6.01	30.35
ITT	$3.70B	3.55	$518.30M	$6.36	26.45

Does the media favor CR or ITT?

In the previous week, Crane had 7 more articles in the media than ITT. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Crane and 18 mentions for ITT. ITT's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Crane's score of 0.45 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crane	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ITT	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CR or ITT?

Crane presently has a consensus price target of $222.20, indicating a potential upside of 21.84%. ITT has a consensus price target of $182.78, indicating a potential upside of 8.63%. Given Crane's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crane is more favorable than ITT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is CR or ITT a better dividend stock?

Crane pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Crane pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 22.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. ITT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is CR or ITT more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Crane's net margin of 13.10%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat ITT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%
ITT	13.99%	18.08%	10.08%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CR or ITT?

75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CR or ITT?

Crane has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ITT beats Crane on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.