Head-To-Head Comparison: Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) versus Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK)

Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) and Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nukkleus and Crane NXT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nukkleus	$5.91 million	17.52	$272.89 million	$16.39	0.38
Crane NXT	$1.58 billion	2.06	$184.10 million	$2.68	21.15

Nukkleus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crane NXT. Nukkleus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane NXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.5% of Nukkleus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Nukkleus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nukkleus	N/A	-115.77%	923.75%
Crane NXT	9.80%	20.24%	8.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Nukkleus and Crane NXT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nukkleus	1	0	0	0	1.00
Crane NXT	0	4	2	0	2.33

Crane NXT has a consensus target price of $74.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.99%. Given Crane NXT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Nukkleus.

Volatility and Risk

Nukkleus has a beta of -6.75, meaning that its share price is 775% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crane NXT beats Nukkleus on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nukkleus

Nukkleus Inc., a financial technology company, provides blockchain-enabled technology solutions worldwide. It focuses on providing software and technology solutions for retail foreign exchange trading industry. The company provides transactions platform for dealing and risk management services. It also offers cross-border payment and transactions solutions and blockchain-enabled financial services solutions to institutional investors. In addition, the company provides software, technology, customer sales and marketing, and risk management technology hardware and software solutions. Nukkleus Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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.