Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in shares of Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT - Free Report) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,102 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,142 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL's holdings in Trane Technologies were worth $6,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of TT. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Trane Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $611,322,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its holdings in Trane Technologies by 455.2% in the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 427,226 shares of the company's stock valued at $167,977,000 after acquiring an additional 350,277 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Trane Technologies by 42.9% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 978,275 shares of the company's stock worth $361,874,000 after purchasing an additional 293,916 shares during the period. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations acquired a new stake in shares of Trane Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $98,560,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Trane Technologies by 47,293.6% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 253,082 shares of the company's stock worth $93,476,000 after buying an additional 252,548 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.97% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms recently weighed in on TT. Melius downgraded Trane Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $398.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Trane Technologies from $500.00 to $475.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Melius Research reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $398.00 target price on shares of Trane Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Trane Technologies from $387.00 to $396.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on shares of Trane Technologies from $390.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $413.69.
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Trane Technologies Stock Performance
NYSE:TT traded down $12.86 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $318.18. 2,057,046 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,267,335. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.36 billion, a PE ratio of 28.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.08. Trane Technologies plc has a one year low of $286.32 and a one year high of $422.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.21. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $351.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $378.92.
Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $2.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.09. Trane Technologies had a net margin of 12.94% and a return on equity of 35.37%. Analysts anticipate that Trane Technologies plc will post 12.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Trane Technologies Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 6th will be given a $0.94 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 6th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. Trane Technologies's payout ratio is 33.42%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CFO Christopher J. Kuehn sold 876 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.42, for a total value of $313,099.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 63,841 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,818,050.22. This trade represents a 1.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO David S. Regnery sold 2,754 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $357.34, for a total transaction of $984,114.36. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 132,969 shares of the company's stock, valued at $47,515,142.46. This trade represents a 2.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,234 shares of company stock worth $2,588,102. 0.38% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Trane Technologies Profile
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Trane Technologies plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and services of solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, custom, and custom and transport refrigeration in Ireland and internationally. It offers air conditioners, exchangers, and handlers; airside and terminal devices; air sourced heat pumps, auxiliary power units; chillers; coils and condensers; gensets; dehumidifiers; ductless; furnaces; home automation products; humidifiers; indoor air quality assessments and related products; large and light commercial unitary products; refrigerant reclamation products; thermostats/controls; transport heater products; variable refrigerant flow products; and water source heat pumps.
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