Fortive (FTV) Competitors $75.75 +1.25 (+1.68%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FTV vs. TT, KEYS, VLTO, TER, AVTR, RVTY, BIO.B, VNT, NVMI, and STShould 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), Avantor (AVTR), Revvity (RVTY), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO.B), Vontier (VNT), Nova (NVMI), and Sensata Technologies (ST). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry. Fortive vs. Trane Technologies Keysight Technologies Veralto Teradyne Avantor Revvity Bio-Rad Laboratories Vontier Nova Sensata Technologies Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TT or FTV? 83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Fortive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortive shares are held 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 presently has a consensus price target of $389.77, indicating a potential downside of 5.20%. Fortive has a consensus price target of $87.82, indicating a potential upside of 15.93%. Given Fortive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Fortive 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has more risk & volatility, TT or FTV? Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortive has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor TT or FTV? In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Trane Technologies and 19 mentions for Fortive. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Fortive's score of 0.94 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 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fortive 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TT or FTV? Fortive received 310 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.79% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote while only 42.27% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTrane TechnologiesOutperform Votes9342.27% Underperform Votes12757.73% FortiveOutperform Votes40359.79% Underperform Votes27140.21% Is TT or FTV a better dividend stock? Trane Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Trane Technologies pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortive pays out 12.7% 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$17.68B5.23$2.02B$10.7838.14Fortive$6.07B4.33$865.80M$2.5130.18 Is TT or FTV more profitable? Fortive has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 12.73%. Trane Technologies' return on equity of 34.62% beat Fortive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Trane Technologies12.73% 34.62% 12.36% Fortive 14.35%12.56%7.60% SummaryTrane Technologies and Fortive tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$26.28B$20.39B$23.65B$19.85BDividend Yield0.43%0.72%2.77%3.52%P/E Ratio30.1846.71268.7342.73Price / Sales4.334.923,389.6719.27Price / Cash15.6816.4732.4517.86Price / Book2.583.567.365.52Net Income$865.80M$432.15M$660.95M$986.45M7 Day Performance0.17%-0.23%0.23%0.45%1 Month Performance-1.78%-0.46%0.81%1.05%1 Year Performance12.37%12.33%18.76%24.67% Fortive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FTVFortive4.8928 of 5 stars$75.75+1.7%$87.82+15.9%+11.9%$26.28B$6.07B30.1818,000Analyst ForecastTTTrane Technologies4.099 of 5 stars$411.16-0.5%$389.77-5.2%+81.2%$92.94B$17.68B38.1440,000Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.3938 of 5 stars$165.48+8.8%$177.30+7.1%+22.7%$26.40B$4.98B47.2814,900Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeVLTOVeralto2.437 of 5 stars$105.11+1.1%$108.27+3.0%+48.5%$25.72B$5.02B32.4416,000Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.9942 of 5 stars$103.58+0.8%$142.62+37.7%+11.3%$16.74B$2.68B32.886,500Buyback AnnouncementPositive NewsAVTRAvantor4.9748 of 5 stars$20.14+2.1%$27.57+36.9%+3.6%$13.71B$6.97B43.7814,500Analyst RevisionRVTYRevvity3.9831 of 5 stars$111.34+1.3%$132.07+18.6%+26.4%$13.55B$2.72B53.1011,500Positive NewsBIO.BBio-Rad LaboratoriesN/A$334.85flatN/A+11.6%$9.38B$2.67B-12.258,200VNTVontier3.5994 of 5 stars$37.39+0.8%$44.50+19.0%+10.9%$5.57B$3.10B14.338,000NVMINova4.2895 of 5 stars$174.18-1.6%$227.80+30.8%+43.1%$5.14B$517.92M32.503,606Positive NewsSTSensata Technologies4.8515 of 5 stars$30.73-0.8%$41.00+33.4%-4.9%$4.63B$4.05B-56.9119,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TT Competitors KEYS Competitors VLTO Competitors TER Competitors AVTR Competitors RVTY Competitors BIO.B Competitors VNT Competitors NVMI Competitors ST Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FTV) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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