Fortive (FTV) Competitors

Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend TT or FTV?

Trane Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $415.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.65%. Fortive has a consensus target price of $87.64, indicating a potential upside of 16.28%. Given Trane Technologies' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Trane Technologies is more favorable than Fortive.

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)	2.29
Fortive	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

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 Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%
Fortive	13.36%	13.15%	7.92%

Does the media refer more to TT or FTV?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Trane Technologies and 24 mentions for Fortive. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Fortive's score of 0.97 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	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Fortive	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, TT or FTV?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Fortive. Trane Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trane Technologies	$19.84B	3.83	$2.57B	$11.25	30.09
Fortive	$6.23B	4.12	$832.90M	$2.36	31.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TT or FTV?

Fortive received 310 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.48% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote while only 42.24% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 98 42.24%	Underperform Votes 134 57.76%
Fortive	Outperform Votes 408 59.48%	Underperform Votes 278 40.52%

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 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.4%. 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.

Summary

Fortive beats Trane Technologies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.