ITT (ITT) Competitors

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

Is ITT or CR a better dividend stock?

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

Do analysts recommend ITT or CR?

ITT presently has a consensus target price of $179.22, indicating a potential upside of 4.91%. Crane has a consensus target price of $221.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.65%. 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
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ITT or CR?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ITT or CR?

ITT has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ITT or CR?

In the previous week, Crane had 2 more articles in the media than ITT. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Crane and 23 mentions for ITT. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Crane's score of 0.45 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crane	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ITT or CR 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
ITT	13.99%	18.08%	10.08%
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ITT or CR?

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
ITT	$3.63B	3.67	$518.30M	$6.36	26.86
Crane	$2.23B	5.13	$401.10M	$6.01	33.01

Summary

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