Trane Technologies (TT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, KEYS or TT?

Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KEYS or TT?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Keysight Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Trane Technologies and 9 mentions for Keysight Technologies. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Keysight Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that Trane Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keysight Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trane Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend KEYS or TT?

Keysight Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $183.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Trane Technologies has a consensus target price of $427.47, indicating a potential upside of 1.29%. Given Keysight Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Keysight Technologies is more favorable than Trane Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KEYS or TT?

84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Trane Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEYS or TT?

Keysight Technologies received 379 more outperform votes than Trane Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 484 66.30%	Underperform Votes 246 33.70%
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 105 42.86%	Underperform Votes 140 57.14%

Is KEYS or TT more profitable?

Trane Technologies has a net margin of 12.94% compared to Keysight Technologies' net margin of 12.32%. Trane Technologies' return on equity of 35.37% beat Keysight Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%
Trane Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KEYS or TT?

Trane Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Keysight Technologies. Trane Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight 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
Keysight Technologies	$5.11B	5.51	$614M	$4.26	38.41
Trane Technologies	$20.31B	4.63	$2.57B	$12.02	35.11

Summary

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