Ingersoll Rand Inc. $IR Shares Purchased by SG Americas Securities LLC

Key Points

• SG Americas Securities boosted its stake in Ingersoll Rand by 1,088.4% in Q4 to 251,242 shares (about $19.9M), now owning roughly 0.06% of the company.
• Ingersoll Rand beat Q4 expectations with EPS of $0.96 vs. $0.90 and revenue of $2.09B (up 10.1% YoY), and set FY2026 guidance of 3.450–3.570 EPS.
• Insiders sold 584,771 shares (~$54.98M) over the last three months, while analysts' consensus rating is a Hold with an average price target of $101.86.

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR - Free Report) by 1,088.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 251,242 shares of the industrial products company's stock after purchasing an additional 230,101 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.06% of Ingersoll Rand worth $19,903,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Ingersoll Rand during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 464 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 55.3% during the 3rd quarter. ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd now owns 486 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Ingersoll Rand by 106.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 584 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.27% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on IR. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $115.00 price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a report on Monday, December 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $101.86.

Ingersoll Rand Stock Performance

NYSE:IR opened at $79.45 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The stock has a market cap of $31.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.79, a PEG ratio of 5.01 and a beta of 1.29. Ingersoll Rand Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.61 and a 1-year high of $100.96.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.06. Ingersoll Rand had a return on equity of 12.62% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company had revenue of $2.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.84 EPS. Ingersoll Rand's quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.570 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Ingersoll Rand Inc. will post 3.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th were issued a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. Ingersoll Rand's payout ratio is currently 5.52%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director John Humphrey sold 4,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.90, for a total transaction of $412,370.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 23,983 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,299,969.70. This represents a 15.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Vicente Reynal sold 118,044 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.11, for a total transaction of $11,109,120.84. Following the sale, the insider owned 209,534 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,719,244.74. The trade was a 36.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 584,771 shares of company stock valued at $54,976,547 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.59% of the company's stock.

Ingersoll Rand Company Profile

Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and services a wide range of equipment and technologies for commercial, industrial and OEM customers. Its product portfolio includes air compressors and compressed air systems, pneumatic and cordless power tools, material handling and lifting equipment, fluid transfer and pumping solutions, and associated aftermarket parts and service offerings. The company's products support applications across manufacturing, construction, transportation, oil and gas, mining and general industrial markets.

Ingersoll Rand sells through a combination of direct sales, distributor networks and service channels, delivering both capital equipment and recurring aftermarket revenue from parts, maintenance and service contracts.

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