Keysight Technologies (KEYS) Competitors

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

Is TT or KEYS more profitable?

Trane Technologies has a net margin of 12.94% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 12.32%. Trane Technologies' return on equity of 35.37% beat Keysight Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, TT or KEYS?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TT or KEYS?

Trane Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $415.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.26%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $184.44, suggesting a potential upside of 18.35%. Given Trane Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Trane Technologies is more favorable than Keysight 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)	2.29
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TT or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 381 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.16% of users gave Keysight Technologies 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%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 479 66.16%	Underperform Votes 245 33.84%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TT or KEYS?

83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TT or KEYS?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Keysight Technologies. Trane Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, 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	3.90	$2.57B	$11.25	30.69
Keysight Technologies	$5.02B	5.37	$614M	$3.49	44.66

Does the media favor TT or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 32 more articles in the media than Trane Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 27 mentions for Trane Technologies. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 0.77 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Keysight Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Trane Technologies and Keysight Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.