Fortive (FTV) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FTV or TT?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Fortive. Fortive 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
Fortive	$6.18B	3.95	$832.90M	$2.28	31.53
Trane Technologies	$20.31B	4.72	$2.57B	$12.02	35.76

Does the media refer more to FTV or TT?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Fortive. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Trane Technologies and 29 mentions for Fortive. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Fortive's score of 1.21 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trane Technologies	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, FTV or TT?

Fortive has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.9%. Fortive pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trane Technologies pays out 31.3% 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. Fortive has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Trane Technologies has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Trane Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FTV or TT?

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

Do analysts recommend FTV or TT?

Fortive currently has a consensus target price of $81.92, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Trane Technologies has a consensus target price of $425.47, suggesting a potential downside of 1.00%. Given Fortive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fortive is more favorable than Trane Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortive	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FTV or TT?

Fortive received 310 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.57% of users gave Fortive an outperform vote while only 42.62% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fortive	Outperform Votes 414 59.57%	Underperform Votes 281 40.43%
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 104 42.62%	Underperform Votes 140 57.38%

Summary

Trane Technologies beats Fortive on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.