Critical Comparison: Crane NXT (NYSE:CXT) & AMTD Digital (NYSE:HKD)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.8% of AMTD Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.5% of Crane NXT shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

AMTD Digital has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crane NXT has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for AMTD Digital and Crane NXT, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMTD Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crane NXT	0	3	3	1	2.71

Crane NXT has a consensus target price of $71.60, suggesting a potential upside of 49.57%. Given Crane NXT’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crane NXT is more favorable than AMTD Digital.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMTD Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crane NXT	8.76%	19.84%	8.27%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AMTD Digital and Crane NXT”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMTD Digital	$136.10 million	2.81	$54.71 million	N/A	N/A
Crane NXT	$1.66 billion	1.66	$145.10 million	$2.51	19.07

Crane NXT has higher revenue and earnings than AMTD Digital.

Summary

Crane NXT beats AMTD Digital on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AMTD Digital

AMTD Digital Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs and develops a digital platform to provide financial, media, content and marketing, and investment solutions in Asia. The company operates through Digital Solutions ServicesFinancial Services, Digital Solutions ServicesNon Financial Services, Digital Media, Content, and Marketing Services, and Digital Investments segments. It offers deposit, personal loan, credit card, fund transfer, cross border remittance, insurance, and other payment services. In addition, the company operates SpiderNet ecosystem, a platform to enhance their investor communication, investor relations, and corporate communication to enhance their valuation. Further, it offers movies, podcasts, webinars, and videos through online media platforms. Additionally, the company invests in hotel related activities. AMTD Digital Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Paris, France. AMTD Digital Inc. operates as a subsidiary of AMTD IDEA Group.

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.