IDEX (IEX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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. 0.6% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IR or IEX?

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

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%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	$7.28B	4.50	$838.60M	$2.02	40.20
IDEX	$3.28B	4.17	$505M	$6.31	28.72

Does the media prefer IR or IEX?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 13 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 18 mentions for IDEX. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat IDEX's score of 1.05 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	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDEX	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IR or IEX?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IR or IEX?

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus target price of $98.91, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $212.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.