Comparing Crane NXT (CXT) & Its Rivals

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Crane NXT to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Crane NXT pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Crane NXT pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 79.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane NXT has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Crane NXT and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crane NXT	$1.66 billion	$145.10 million	26.47
Crane NXT Competitors	$4.16 billion	$172.92 million	4.52

Crane NXT’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Crane NXT. Crane NXT is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Crane NXT and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane NXT	0	2	5	1	2.88
Crane NXT Competitors	2055	7628	10456	667	2.47

Crane NXT presently has a consensus price target of $66.83, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 34.61%. Given Crane NXT’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crane NXT has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Crane NXT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Crane NXT has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT’s rivals have a beta of -0.30, indicating that their average stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Crane NXT and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crane NXT	6.91%	19.55%	7.09%
Crane NXT Competitors	-141.16%	-27.05%	-7.22%

Summary

Crane NXT beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Crane NXT Company Profile

Crane NXT is a global industrial technology company focused on authentication and automated payment technologies. It designs and manufactures products and systems used to protect, manage and authenticate currency, goods and transactions. Its offerings include banknote security features, currency-processing equipment and payment and merchandising technologies, such as cash and cashless payment systems for vending and other self-service applications. The company also provides authentication solutions that help governments and businesses identify counterfeit currency and products.