Head to Head Survey: Haitian International (OTCMKTS:HAIIF) & Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT)

Haitian International (OTCMKTS:HAIIF) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Crane NXT shares are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Haitian International and Crane NXT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haitian International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crane NXT	12.97%	24.25%	10.55%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Haitian International and Crane NXT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haitian International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crane NXT	0	0	3	1	3.25

Crane NXT has a consensus price target of $87.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.62%. Given Crane NXT’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Haitian International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Haitian International and Crane NXT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haitian International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crane NXT	$1.39 billion	2.33	$188.30 million	$3.17	17.93

Crane NXT has higher revenue and earnings than Haitian International.

Summary

Crane NXT beats Haitian International on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Haitian International

Haitian International Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in manufacturing, distribution, and sale of plastic injection molding machines and related products in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It offers plastic machinery under the Haitian and Zhafir names. The company is also involved in the trading of machinery and related accessories; sale of software of plastic injection molding machines; manufacture and sale of intelligence control systems; private vocational skills training institutions; and research and development of emerging energy technologies. In addition, it provides metal surface treatment, metal heat treatment processing, and electroplating processing services; and real estate, logistics, human resource, technology development, and technical services. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Kwai Fong, Hong Kong.

About Crane NXT

Crane NXT, Co. operates as an industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate customers’ important assets. The company operates through Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency segments. The Crane Payment Innovations segment offers electronic equipment and associated software, as well as advanced automation solutions, processing systems, field service solutions, remote diagnostics, and productivity software solutions. The Crane Currency segment provides advanced security solutions based on proprietary technology for securing physical products, including banknotes, consumer goods, and industrial products. Crane NXT, Co. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.