Trane Technologies (TT) Competitors

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

Is FTV or TT 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
Fortive	13.36%	13.15%	7.92%
Trane Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%

Is FTV or TT a better dividend stock?

Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Trane Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Fortive pays out 13.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trane Technologies pays out 33.4% 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 MarketBeat Community believe in FTV or TT?

Fortive received 309 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.48% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote while only 42.49% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortive	Outperform Votes 408 59.48%	Underperform Votes 278 40.52%
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 99 42.49%	Underperform Votes 134 57.51%

Which has more volatility and risk, FTV or TT?

Fortive has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FTV or TT?

Fortive currently has a consensus price target of $87.64, indicating a potential upside of 16.27%. Trane Technologies has a consensus price target of $413.69, indicating a potential upside of 22.12%. Given Trane Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Trane Technologies is more favorable than Fortive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortive	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FTV or TT?

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
Fortive	$6.23B	4.12	$832.90M	$2.36	31.94
Trane Technologies	$19.84B	3.83	$2.57B	$11.25	30.11

Does the media refer more to FTV or TT?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 35 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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fortive	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FTV or TT?

94.9% of Fortive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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