Head to Head Contrast: Haitian International (OTCMKTS:HAIIF) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT)

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crane NXT	$1.39 billion	2.39	$188.30 million	$3.17	18.36
Haitian International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crane NXT has higher revenue and earnings than Haitian International.

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Crane NXT currently has a consensus price target of $87.33, suggesting a potential upside of 50.03%. Given Crane NXT’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Haitian International.

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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.

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.