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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 6th. View Ingersoll-Rand's Dividend History.

Ingersoll-Rand announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, October 3rd 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (NYSE:IR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The industrial products company reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 firm's revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.44 EPS. 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 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 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Ingersoll-Rand's stock. Their forecasts range from $99.00 to $118.00. On average, they anticipate Ingersoll-Rand's stock price to reach $111.1538 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.2% 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 stories about IR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ingersoll-Rand earned a media sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the industrial products company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Ingersoll-Rand's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors 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 purchased 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 $96.45.

Ingersoll-Rand has a market capitalization of $24.10 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]