ITT (ITT) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CR or ITT?

Crane presently has a consensus price target of $197.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. ITT has a consensus price target of $165.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.55%. Given ITT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ITT is more favorable than Crane.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more risk & volatility, CR or ITT?

Crane has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$2.18B	5.10	$401.10M	$5.77	33.48
ITT	$3.63B	3.50	$518.30M	$6.29	25.66

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of ITT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CR or ITT?

In the previous week, Crane and Crane both had 18 articles in the media. ITT's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Crane's score of -0.01 indicating that ITT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crane	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ITT	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CR or ITT more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 14.19% 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	14.19%	17.75%	10.24%

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 0.9%. Crane pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 22.3% 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. 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.

Summary

ITT beats Crane on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.