Woodward (WWD) Competitors

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IR or WWD?

Ingersoll Rand received 367 more outperform votes than Woodward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.40% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%
Woodward	Outperform Votes 372 58.40%	Underperform Votes 265 41.60%

Do analysts recommend IR or WWD?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus price target of $98.91, suggesting a potential upside of 19.28%. Woodward has a consensus price target of $195.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.54%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Woodward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Woodward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, IR or WWD?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IR or WWD more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Woodward's net margin of 11.18%. Woodward's return on equity of 16.76% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Woodward	11.18%	16.76%	8.58%

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

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Woodward shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor IR or WWD?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 5 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 21 mentions for Woodward. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Woodward's score of 1.10 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodward	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IR or WWD a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodward pays out 18.1% 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. Woodward has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Woodward is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IR or WWD?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Woodward. Woodward 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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.59	$838.60M	$2.02	41.05
Woodward	$3.36B	3.77	$372.97M	$6.19	34.44

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Woodward on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.