Fortive (FTV) Competitors $63.68 -4.08 (-6.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.00 +1.32 (+2.07%) As of 07:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FTV vs. TT, KEYS, VLTO, TER, RVTY, AVTR, BIO.B, NVMI, VNT, and MIRShould you be buying Fortive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fortive include Trane Technologies (TT), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Veralto (VLTO), Teradyne (TER), Revvity (RVTY), Avantor (AVTR), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO.B), Nova (NVMI), Vontier (VNT), and Mirion Technologies (MIR). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry. Fortive vs. Trane Technologies Keysight Technologies Veralto Teradyne Revvity Avantor Bio-Rad Laboratories Nova Vontier Mirion Technologies Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is TT or FTV a better dividend stock? Trane Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Trane Technologies pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortive pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media refer more to TT or FTV? In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Trane Technologies and 25 mentions for Fortive. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Fortive's score of 0.74 indicating that Trane Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Trane Technologies 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortive 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TT or FTV? Fortive received 312 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.57% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote while only 42.31% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTrane TechnologiesOutperform Votes9942.31% Underperform Votes13557.69% FortiveOutperform Votes41159.57% Underperform Votes27940.43% Which has more volatility & risk, TT or FTV? Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortive has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TT or FTV? Trane Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $409.13, suggesting a potential upside of 20.71%. Fortive has a consensus target price of $83.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.85%. Given Fortive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortive is more favorable than Trane Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Trane Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Fortive 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TT or FTV? 83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Fortive shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TT or FTV? Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Fortive. Fortive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trane Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTrane Technologies$19.84B3.83$2.57B$11.2530.13Fortive$6.23B3.48$832.90M$2.3626.99 Is TT or FTV more profitable? Fortive has a net margin of 13.36% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 12.94%. Trane Technologies' return on equity of 35.37% beat Fortive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Trane Technologies12.94% 35.37% 12.72% Fortive 13.36%13.15%7.92% SummaryTrane Technologies and Fortive tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Fortive News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FTV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FTV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFortiveProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.67B$16.57B$21.52B$17.99BDividend Yield0.47%1.00%2.92%4.05%P/E Ratio26.9922.1338.2730.27Price / Sales3.484.012,159.1926.07Price / Cash14.8218.5034.6717.54Price / Book2.173.155.614.19Net Income$832.90M$492.30M$735.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.70%-5.17%-2.62%-5.30%1 Month Performance-14.98%-14.48%49,623.81%-8.57%1 Year Performance-23.48%-18.55%52,775.78%-3.72% Fortive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTVFortive4.6826 of 5 stars$63.69-6.0%$83.33+30.9%-19.4%$21.67B$6.23B26.9918,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTTTrane Technologies4.3426 of 5 stars$313.57-1.4%$413.69+31.9%+13.9%$70.33B$19.84B27.8739,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownKEYSKeysight Technologies4.7272 of 5 stars$128.50+1.2%$184.44+43.5%-11.1%$22.21B$5.02B36.7215,000Positive NewsGap DownVLTOVeralto4.0455 of 5 stars$87.10-1.9%$113.50+30.3%+2.3%$21.61B$5.19B26.0816,000Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.9664 of 5 stars$71.99+4.8%$121.44+68.7%-28.6%$11.61B$2.82B21.686,500Options VolumePositive NewsGap DownRVTYRevvity3.2578 of 5 stars$95.57+0.8%$136.25+42.6%-8.3%$11.48B$2.76B43.2411,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAVTRAvantor4.7288 of 5 stars$15.20+0.4%$25.50+67.8%-38.4%$10.35B$6.78B14.6114,500Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBIO.BBio-Rad LaboratoriesN/A$241.99flatN/A-33.5%$6.78B$2.57B-3.728,200News CoverageGap DownNVMINova2.8864 of 5 stars$169.78+4.8%$250.83+47.7%+9.6%$4.97B$672.40M29.563,606News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeVNTVontier3.8394 of 5 stars$28.25-2.2%$44.50+57.5%-27.1%$4.20B$2.98B10.278,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMIRMirion Technologies2.0778 of 5 stars$13.06+2.8%$18.75+43.6%+27.4%$3.04B$860.80M-68.742,870Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TT Competitors KEYS Competitors VLTO Competitors TER Competitors RVTY Competitors AVTR Competitors BIO.B Competitors NVMI Competitors VNT Competitors MIR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 4/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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