Crane (CR) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NASDAQ:ROLL) and Crane (NYSE:CR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer ROLL or CR?

In the previous week, Crane had 26 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Crane and 3 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Crane's score of -0.08 indicating that Crane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Crane	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ROLL or CR more profitable?

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Crane's net margin of 0.00%. RBC Bearings' return on equity of 24.45% beat Crane's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crane	13.10%	24.45%	10.14%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROLL or CR?

Crane has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. Crane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBC Bearings, 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
RBC Bearings	$1.14B	7.34	$59.60M	$2.06	140.43
Crane	$2.14B	3.89	$401.10M	$3.73	38.98

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROLL or CR?

Crane received 428 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.44% of users gave Crane an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 76 100.00%
Crane	Outperform Votes 428 59.44%	Underperform Votes 292 40.56%

Do analysts prefer ROLL or CR?

Crane has a consensus target price of $139.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.06%. Given RBC Bearings' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crane is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Crane	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, ROLL or CR?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROLL or CR?

75.1% of Crane shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Crane shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Crane beats RBC Bearings on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.