Veralto (VLTO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $441.40, indicating a potential downside of 6.57%. Veralto has a consensus target price of $111.18, indicating a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Veralto's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veralto is more favorable than Trane Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Veralto	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	5.31	$2.57B	$12.02	39.30
Veralto	$5.19B	4.93	$833M	$3.50	29.54

Which has more risk and volatility, TT or VLTO?

Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veralto has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TT or VLTO?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Veralto. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Trane Technologies and 17 mentions for Veralto. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Veralto's score of 1.13 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	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veralto	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TT or VLTO a better dividend stock?

Trane Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Veralto pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Trane Technologies pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veralto pays out 12.6% 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. Trane Technologies has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Veralto has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trane Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Veralto shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TT or VLTO more profitable?

Veralto has a net margin of 16.56% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 13.47%. Veralto's return on equity of 45.63% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trane Technologies	13.47%	36.10%	13.13%
Veralto	16.56%	45.63%	14.45%

Summary

Trane Technologies beats Veralto on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.