Veralto (VLTO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer VLTO or TT?

Veralto presently has a consensus target price of $110.09, indicating a potential upside of 9.58%. Trane Technologies has a consensus target price of $425.47, indicating a potential downside of 0.02%. 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
Veralto	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer VLTO or TT?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Veralto. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Trane Technologies and 20 mentions for Veralto. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Veralto's score of 1.32 indicating that Trane Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veralto	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Is VLTO or TT a better dividend stock?

Veralto pays an annual dividend of $0.44 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%. Veralto pays out 12.6% 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. Veralto has raised its dividend for 1 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VLTO or TT?

Trane Technologies received 81 more outperform votes than Veralto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.49% of users gave Veralto an outperform vote while only 42.62% of users gave Trane Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veralto	Outperform Votes 23 53.49%	Underperform Votes 20 46.51%
Trane Technologies	Outperform Votes 104 42.62%	Underperform Votes 140 57.38%

Which has more volatility & risk, VLTO or TT?

Veralto has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VLTO or TT?

91.3% of Veralto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Veralto shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Trane Technologies 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VLTO or TT?

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
Veralto	$5.28B	4.72	$833M	$3.50	28.71
Trane Technologies	$20.31B	4.67	$2.57B	$12.02	35.40

Is VLTO or TT more profitable?

Veralto has a net margin of 16.04% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 12.94%. Veralto's return on equity of 49.29% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veralto	16.04%	49.29%	14.55%
Trane Technologies	12.94%	35.37%	12.72%

Summary

Trane Technologies beats Veralto on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.