IQVIA (IQV) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TT or IQV?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than IQVIA. Trane Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IQVIA, 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	$15.99 billion	2.47	$1.76 billion	$7.72	22.41
IQVIA	$14.41 billion	2.59	$1.09 billion	$5.56	36.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TT or IQV?

IQVIA received 534 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.39% of users gave IQVIA an outperform vote while only 44.05% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 74 44.05%	Underperform Votes 94 55.95%
IQVIA	Outperform Votes 608 68.39%	Underperform Votes 281 31.61%

Does the media favor TT or IQV?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than IQVIA. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Trane Technologies and 3 mentions for IQVIA. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat IQVIA's score of 0.49 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IQVIA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TT or IQV?

81.5% of Trane Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of IQVIA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of IQVIA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TT or IQV more profitable?

Trane Technologies has a net margin of 11.06% compared to IQVIA's net margin of 7.28%. IQVIA's return on equity of 30.95% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	11.06%	30.11%	10.02%
IQVIA	7.28%	30.95%	6.95%

Do analysts recommend TT or IQV?

Trane Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $182.58, suggesting a potential upside of 5.53%. IQVIA has a consensus price target of $253.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.76%. Given IQVIA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IQVIA is more favorable than Trane Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trane Technologies	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
IQVIA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has more volatility & risk, TT or IQV?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQVIA has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IQVIA beats Trane Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.