Veralto (VLTO) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veralto has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Veralto shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veralto 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies received 78 more outperform votes than Veralto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.55% of users gave Veralto an outperform vote while only 43.05% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 96 43.05%	Underperform Votes 127 56.95%
Veralto	Outperform Votes 18 54.55%	Underperform Votes 15 45.45%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Veralto. Veralto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trane 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	4.62	$2.02B	$10.78	36.91
Veralto	$5.02B	5.18	$839M	$3.24	32.43

Do analysts recommend TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $409.93, suggesting a potential upside of 3.01%. Veralto has a consensus price target of $109.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.21%. Given Veralto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Veralto 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
Veralto	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is TT or VLTO more profitable?

Veralto has a net margin of 15.69% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 12.73%. Veralto's return on equity of 52.85% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	12.73%	34.62%	12.36%
Veralto	15.69%	52.85%	14.60%

Does the media refer more to TT or VLTO?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Veralto. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Trane Technologies and 18 mentions for Veralto. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Veralto's score of 1.17 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veralto	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TT or VLTO a better dividend stock?

Trane Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Veralto pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Trane Technologies pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veralto pays out 11.1% 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

Trane Technologies beats Veralto on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.