Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Competitors

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer ITW or IR?

In the previous week, Illinois Tool Works had 10 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Illinois Tool Works and 14 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Illinois Tool Works' score of 0.64 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Illinois Tool Works	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ITW or IR more profitable?

Illinois Tool Works has a net margin of 18.36% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.32%. Illinois Tool Works' return on equity of 96.60% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Illinois Tool Works	18.36%	96.60%	18.88%
Ingersoll Rand	11.32%	12.24%	7.72%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ITW or IR?

79.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ITW or IR?

Illinois Tool Works currently has a consensus price target of $257.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.98%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $92.73, indicating a potential downside of 0.56%. Given Illinois Tool Works' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Illinois Tool Works is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Illinois Tool Works	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ITW or IR?

Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Illinois Tool Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, 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
Illinois Tool Works	$16.11B	4.57	$2.96B	$9.74	25.27
Ingersoll Rand	$6.88B	5.44	$778.70M	$1.90	48.76

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITW or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 114 more outperform votes than Illinois Tool Works when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.37% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Illinois Tool Works an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Illinois Tool Works	Outperform Votes 596 57.31%	Underperform Votes 444 42.69%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 710 61.37%	Underperform Votes 447 38.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, ITW or IR?

Illinois Tool Works has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITW or IR a better dividend stock?

Illinois Tool Works pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Illinois Tool Works pays out 57.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.2% 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.

Summary

Illinois Tool Works and Ingersoll Rand tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.