Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Trane Technologies plc (NYSE:TT - Free Report) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 71,622 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,332 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC's holdings in Trane Technologies were worth $26,454,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Trane Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $611,322,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in Trane Technologies by 35.8% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,550,511 shares of the company's stock valued at $991,460,000 after purchasing an additional 671,691 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in Trane Technologies by 4.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 10,337,672 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,018,563,000 after purchasing an additional 397,537 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 350,277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in Trane Technologies by 42.9% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 978,275 shares of the company's stock valued at $361,874,000 after purchasing an additional 293,916 shares in the last quarter. 82.97% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Trane Technologies news, CEO David S. Regnery sold 2,754 shares of Trane Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $357.34, for a total value of $984,114.36. Following the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Mairead Magner sold 198 shares of Trane Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $357.61, for a total value of $70,806.78. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 13,401 shares in the company, valued at $4,792,331.61. This represents a 1.46 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,234 shares of company stock valued at $2,588,102. 0.38% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
TT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup lowered their target price on Trane Technologies from $478.00 to $476.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Trane Technologies from $380.00 to $360.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Trane Technologies from $390.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Trane Technologies from $387.00 to $396.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Melius downgraded Trane Technologies from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $398.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $413.69.
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Trane Technologies Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of NYSE:TT traded down $0.82 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $349.24. The company had a trading volume of 1,253,238 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,162,425. Trane Technologies plc has a 12 month low of $286.32 and a 12 month high of $422.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock has a market cap of $78.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.04, a PEG ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $362.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $379.83.
Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.52 by $0.09. Trane Technologies had a return on equity of 35.37% and a net margin of 12.94%. On average, analysts predict that Trane Technologies plc will post 12.83 EPS for the current year.
Trane Technologies Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. This is an increase from Trane Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. Trane Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 33.42%.
Trane Technologies Company 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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