Comparing Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM) & Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT)

Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) and Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Cambium Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Crane NXT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.3% of Cambium Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crane NXT	$1.80 billion	1.54	$145.10 million	$2.42	19.96
Cambium Networks	$172.22 million	0.07	-$77.42 million	($2.10)	-0.19

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Crane NXT and Cambium Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crane NXT	0	2	4	1	2.86
Cambium Networks	1	0	0	0	1.00

Crane NXT currently has a consensus price target of $68.20, indicating a potential upside of 41.22%. Given Crane NXT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than Cambium Networks.

Profitability

This table compares Crane NXT and Cambium Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crane NXT	7.78%	19.87%	7.43%
Cambium Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Crane NXT has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cambium Networks has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crane NXT beats Cambium Networks on 12 of the 15 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 Cambium Networks

Cambium Networks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and manufacture of wireless broadband and Wi-Fi networking infrastructure solutions. The company offers point-to-point fixed wireless backhaul and point-to-multipoint fixed wireless solutions; and enterprise solutions comprising cnMatrix cloud-managed wireless-aware switching solution, Xirrus Wi-Fi solutions, and Wi-Fi 6/6E access points which support cnMaestro and Xirrus XMS management. It also offers cnMatrix Ethernet enterprise switching solutions; cnMaestro and cnMaestro X network management platform that provide users with an integrated, intelligent, and easy to use tool for end-to-end network management; network planning tools, such as cnHeat, a network planning subscription service that provides a heat map coverage model display of locations for FWB connectivity; LINKPlanner that allows users to visualize and analyze hypothetical network deployment scenarios to evaluate performance and reliability; and cnArcher, a smartphone app that accelerates installation and deployment of fixed wireless products by field technicians. The company's products are used in broadband access, wireless backhaul, Internet of Things, public safety, national security, and defense communications networks, and Wi-Fi access applications. It serves public or private network operators; broadband internet service providers; mobile network operators; mid-market enterprises, such as education, hospitality, multi-dwelling units, and retail; state and local government; energy, mining, rail operator and utility industries; and military agencies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Vector Cambium Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. and changed its name to Cambium Networks Corporation in 2018. Cambium Networks Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.