Ingersoll Rand (IR) Competitors

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Axon Enterprise (LON:AXON) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Is IR or AXON more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 7.10% compared to Axon Enterprise's net margin of 0.00%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.12% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	7.10%	12.12%	6.89%
Axon Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer IR or AXON?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 16 more articles in the media than Axon Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for Axon Enterprise. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Axon Enterprise's score of 0.28 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Axon Enterprise	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IR or AXON?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, IR or AXON?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.44	$838.60M	$1.28	63.17
Axon Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer IR or AXON?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $97.75, indicating a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Axon Enterprise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Axon Enterprise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Axon Enterprise on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.