ITT (ITT) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ITT or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 5 more articles in the media than ITT. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 28 mentions for ITT. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat ITT's score of 1.09 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITT	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITT or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 271 more outperform votes than ITT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave ITT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITT	Outperform Votes 468 58.06%	Underperform Votes 338 41.94%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ITT or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than ITT. ITT 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
ITT	$3.63B	3.23	$518.30M	$6.29	23.72
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.51	$838.60M	$2.02	40.27

Which has more volatility & risk, ITT or IR?

ITT has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ITT or IR?

91.6% of ITT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of ITT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ITT or IR more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. ITT's return on equity of 18.03% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITT	14.27%	18.03%	10.44%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Do analysts prefer ITT or IR?

ITT currently has a consensus price target of $165.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.94%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 21.60%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than ITT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is ITT or IR a better dividend stock?

ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ITT pays out 22.3% 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. ITT has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. ITT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats ITT on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.