NYSE:IR - Ingersoll-Rand Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Ingersoll-Rand trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IR."

Ingersoll-Rand announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.53 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.24%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 6th. View Ingersoll-Rand's Dividend History.

Ingersoll-Rand declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, October 3rd 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE:IR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The industrial products company reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.04. The industrial products company earned $4.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.02 billion. Ingersoll-Rand had a return on equity of 18.75% and a net margin of 10.03%. The business's revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.44 earnings per share. View Ingersoll-Rand's Earnings History.

Ingersoll-Rand is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ingersoll-Rand.

Ingersoll-Rand issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.55-5.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.54. Ingersoll-Rand also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $5.55-5.60 EPS.

15 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Ingersoll-Rand's stock. Their predictions range from $99.00 to $118.00. On average, they anticipate Ingersoll-Rand's share price to reach $111.1538 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Ingersoll-Rand.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ingersoll-Rand in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ingersoll-Rand.

Media headlines about IR stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ingersoll-Rand earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the industrial products company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Ingersoll-Rand's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.29%), Vanguard Group Inc. (6.98%), Vanguard Group Inc (6.98%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.10%), FMR LLC (2.16%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.10%). Company insiders that own Ingersoll-Rand stock include David S Regnery, Didier P Teirlinck, Jared L Cohon, Keith A Sultana, Marcia J Avedon, Michael W Lamach, Paul A Camuti, Richard J Swift and Robert Zafari. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ingersoll-Rand.

IR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., American Century Companies Inc., Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc. and AQR Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ingersoll-Rand company stock in the last year include David S Regnery, Jared L Cohon, Marcia J Avedon, Michael W Lamach and Paul A Camuti. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ingersoll-Rand.

IR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nordea Investment Management AB, FMR LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Man Group plc, Federated Investors Inc. PA and Lansdowne Partners UK LLP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ingersoll-Rand.

Shares of IR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of IR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $94.58.

Ingersoll-Rand has a market capitalization of $23.58 billion and generates $14.20 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $1.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.51 on an earnings per share basis. Ingersoll-Rand employs 46,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ingersoll-Rand is http://www.company.ingersollrand.com.

Ingersoll-Rand's mailing address is 170/175 LAKEVIEW DRIVE AIRSIDE BUSINESS PARK SWORDS, DUBLIN L2, 28036. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 353-01-870-7400 or via email at [email protected]