Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Ingersoll Rand has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold", with nine firms covering the stock: five hold ratings and four buy ratings. The average 1-year price target is $92.75.
• The company recently reported better-than-expected quarterly results, posting EPS of $0.77 versus a $0.74 estimate and revenue of $1.85 billion versus $1.83 billion expected. Revenue rose 7.6% year over year, and the company issued FY 2026 EPS guidance of 3.45 to 3.57.
• Ingersoll Rand shares were trading around $78.04, with the stock up slightly on the day. The company also pays a small dividend of $0.02 per quarter, and institutional ownership remains high at 95.27%.

Shares of Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Hold" from the nine research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $92.75.

IR has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on Ingersoll Rand from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Ingersoll Rand from $101.00 to $90.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Ingersoll Rand from $113.00 to $109.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $84.00 price target on Ingersoll Rand in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Ingersoll Rand from $92.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd.

Ingersoll Rand Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:IR opened at $78.04 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Ingersoll Rand has a 1-year low of $68.07 and a 1-year high of $100.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 1.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $76.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.63.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.83 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a return on equity of 12.79% and a net margin of 7.54%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 EPS. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.570 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ingersoll Rand will post 3.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 14th were paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 14th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ingersoll Rand's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.41%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ingersoll Rand

In other news, insider Vicente Reynal sold 30,492 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total transaction of $2,683,296.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 209,534 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,438,992. This trade represents a 12.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.49% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators boosted its position in Ingersoll Rand by 46.9% during the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. boosted its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 21,284 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,686,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the period. Groupama Asset Managment lifted its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 8,146 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $645,000 after buying an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Andina Capital Management LLC now owns 5,628 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $446,000 after purchasing an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Ingersoll Rand by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,763 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the period. 95.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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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