Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Ingersoll Rand in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst A. Bhattacharjee now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.77 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.80. The consensus estimate for Ingersoll Rand's current full-year earnings is $3.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ingersoll Rand's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.84 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on IR. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $88.00 to $91.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $94.00 to $77.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $93.00 to $85.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $100.00 to $91.00 and set an "in-line" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $105.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $98.91.

Ingersoll Rand Stock Performance

IR opened at $84.03 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.90 billion, a PE ratio of 40.79, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 1.42. Ingersoll Rand has a twelve month low of $65.61 and a twelve month high of $106.03. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $77.02 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.29, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.73 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 11.59%. The business's revenue was up 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 earnings per share.

Ingersoll Rand announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, May 1st that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire up to 3.3% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Ingersoll Rand Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 15th. Ingersoll Rand's payout ratio is currently 3.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ingersoll Rand news, insider Elizabeth Meloy Hepding sold 3,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.78, for a total transaction of $293,230.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 10,986 shares in the company, valued at $920,407.08. The trade was a 24.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.59% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,229,178 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,789,376,000 after buying an additional 1,462,538 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 4,288 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $388,000 after buying an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the 4th quarter valued at $229,000. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,008 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $724,000 after buying an additional 513 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNC Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 10.8% in the 4th quarter. BNC Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,422 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,481,000 after buying an additional 2,676 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.27% of the company's stock.

Ingersoll Rand Company Profile

Ingersoll Rand Inc provides various mission-critical air, gas, liquid, and solid flow creation technologies services and solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Technologies and Services, and Precision and Science Technologies. The Industrial Technologies and Services segment designs, manufactures, markets, and services air and gas compression, vacuum, and blower products; fluid transfer equipment and loading systems; and power tools and lifting equipment, including associated aftermarket parts, consumables, air treatment equipment, controls, other accessories, and services under the under the Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver, Nash, CompAir, Elmo Rietschle brands, etc.

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