Veralto (VLTO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate VLTO or TT?

Veralto presently has a consensus target price of $113.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.87%. Trane Technologies has a consensus target price of $458.60, indicating a potential upside of 8.30%. Given Trane Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trane Technologies is more favorable than Veralto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veralto	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Trane Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, VLTO or TT?

Veralto has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trane Technologies has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Trane Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trane Technologies pays out 29.8% 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.

Is VLTO or TT more profitable?

Veralto has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Trane Technologies' net margin of 13.76%. Veralto's return on equity of 41.45% beat Trane Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veralto	16.65%	41.45%	14.05%
Trane Technologies	13.76%	36.61%	13.58%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$5.19B	5.12	$833M	$3.58	29.93
Trane Technologies	$19.84B	4.75	$2.57B	$12.61	33.58

Does the media prefer VLTO or TT?

In the previous week, Trane Technologies had 25 more articles in the media than Veralto. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Trane Technologies and 22 mentions for Veralto. Trane Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Veralto's score of 1.49 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	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Trane Technologies	40 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Trane Technologies beats Veralto on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.