IDEX (IEX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, IR or IEX?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IR or IEX?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, IR or IEX?

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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.25	$838.60M	$2.06	37.01
IDEX	$3.27B	4.05	$505M	$6.65	26.36

Does the media refer more to IR or IEX?

In the previous week, IDEX had 1 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for IDEX and 28 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat IDEX's score of 0.73 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDEX	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IR or IEX a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 41.5% 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or IEX?

Ingersoll Rand received 263 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.81% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 737 61.67%	Underperform Votes 458 38.33%
IDEX	Outperform Votes 474 58.81%	Underperform Votes 332 41.19%

Is IR or IEX 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
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
IDEX	15.45%	16.08%	9.39%

Do analysts prefer IR or IEX?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $100.36, suggesting a potential upside of 31.64%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $217.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.88%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than IDEX.

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
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

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