IDEX (IEX) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate IEX or IR?

IDEX currently has a consensus price target of $212.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.45%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 19.98%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than IDEX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more risk and volatility, IEX or IR?

IDEX has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IEX or IR more profitable?

IDEX has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. IDEX's return on equity of 16.08% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDEX	15.45%	16.08%	9.39%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Does the media refer more to IEX or IR?

In the previous week, IDEX had 4 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for IDEX and 4 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat IDEX's score of 1.22 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDEX	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IEX or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. IDEX 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
IDEX	$3.28B	4.20	$505M	$6.31	28.92
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.57	$838.60M	$2.02	40.81

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IEX or IR?

98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand 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 MarketBeat Community believe in IEX or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 263 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.77% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDEX	Outperform Votes 476 58.77%	Underperform Votes 334 41.23%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Is IEX or IR a better dividend stock?

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IDEX pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% 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. IDEX has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats IDEX on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.