Veralto (VLTO) Competitors

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

Is TT or VLTO more profitable?

Veralto has a net margin of 16.04% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 12.94%. Veralto's return on equity of 49.29% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%
Veralto	16.04%	49.29%	14.55%

Does the media refer more to TT or VLTO?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than Veralto. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Trane Technologies and 18 mentions for Veralto. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Veralto's score of 1.39 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	28 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veralto	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $415.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.12%. Veralto has a consensus target price of $112.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Given Trane Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trane Technologies is more favorable than Veralto.

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
Veralto	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies received 78 more outperform votes than Veralto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.05% of users gave Veralto 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%
Veralto	Outperform Votes 20 54.05%	Underperform Votes 17 45.95%

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 0.9%. Veralto pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Trane Technologies pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veralto pays out 13.2% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TT or VLTO?

83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Veralto shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veralto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	$19.84B	4.01	$2.57B	$11.25	31.52
Veralto	$5.19B	4.68	$833M	$3.34	29.41

Which has more risk & volatility, TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veralto has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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