Ralliant (RAL) Competitors

Ralliant (NYSE:RAL) and Fortive (NYSE:FTV) are both measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RAL or FTV?

94.9% of Fortive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fortive shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer RAL or FTV?

Ralliant presently has a consensus target price of $55.13, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Fortive has a consensus target price of $62.79, indicating a potential upside of 27.37%. Given Ralliant's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ralliant is more favorable than Fortive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ralliant	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Fortive	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16

Does the media refer more to RAL or FTV?

In the previous week, Fortive had 5 more articles in the media than Ralliant. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Fortive and 11 mentions for Ralliant. Ralliant's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Fortive's score of 0.91 indicating that Ralliant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ralliant	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Fortive	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RAL or FTV?

Fortive has higher revenue and earnings than Ralliant.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ralliant	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fortive	$6.23B	2.68	$832.90M	$2.22	22.20

Is RAL or FTV more profitable?

Fortive has a net margin of 13.62% compared to Ralliant's net margin of 0.00%. Fortive's return on equity of 11.96% beat Ralliant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ralliant	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fortive	13.62%	11.96%	7.08%

Is RAL or FTV a better dividend stock?

Ralliant pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Fortive pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Fortive pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fortive has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Fortive is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Fortive beats Ralliant on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.