Ingersoll Rand (IR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PH or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 1 more outperform votes than Parker-Hannifin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.68% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Parker-Hannifin	Outperform Votes 738 63.68%	Underperform Votes 421 36.32%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Parker-Hannifin 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
Parker-Hannifin	$19.79B	4.30	$2.84B	$25.97	25.65
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.57	$838.60M	$2.02	40.81

Which has more risk & volatility, PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PH or IR?

In the previous week, Parker-Hannifin had 21 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Parker-Hannifin and 3 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Parker-Hannifin's score of 1.19 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parker-Hannifin	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin currently has a consensus target price of $719.71, indicating a potential upside of 8.02%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 19.98%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parker-Hannifin	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PH or IR?

82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PH or IR a better dividend stock?

Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% 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. Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Parker-Hannifin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PH or IR more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parker-Hannifin	15.87%	27.34%	11.64%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Ingersoll Rand on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.