Trane Technologies (TT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TT or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 377 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.06% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 96 42.86%	Underperform Votes 128 57.14%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 473 66.06%	Underperform Votes 243 33.94%

Is TT or KEYS more profitable?

Trane Technologies has a net margin of 12.73% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 12.32%. Trane Technologies' return on equity of 34.62% beat Keysight Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	12.73%	34.62%	12.36%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

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	$19.39B	4.46	$2.02B	$10.78	35.65
Keysight Technologies	$4.98B	5.75	$614M	$3.50	47.23

Which has more volatility and risk, TT or KEYS?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% 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 recommend TT or KEYS?

Trane Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $413.14, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus price target of $180.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.36%. Given Keysight Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Keysight Technologies 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to TT or KEYS?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Keysight Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Trane Technologies and 8 mentions for Keysight Technologies. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 0.65 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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