Graco (GGG) Competitors

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

Is IR or GGG a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.9% 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. Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus price target of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 21.11%. Graco has a consensus price target of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.50%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.

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
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IR or GGG more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 23.00% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Graco's return on equity of 19.38% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Graco	23.00%	19.38%	16.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand received 349 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.65%	Underperform Votes 253 39.35%

Does the media refer more to IR or GGG?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 11 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 22 mentions for Graco. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Graco's score of 0.62 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graco	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Graco. Graco 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	4.53	$838.60M	$2.02	40.43
Graco	$2.15B	6.60	$486.08M	$2.83	30.01

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Graco on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.