Mueller Industries (MLI) Competitors

Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, MLI or IR?

Mueller Industries has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MLI or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 8 more articles in the media than Mueller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 19 mentions for Mueller Industries. Mueller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.29 indicating that Mueller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mueller Industries	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ingersoll Rand	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MLI or IR?

Mueller Industries presently has a consensus price target of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.94%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 19.28%. Given Mueller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Mueller Industries is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mueller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MLI or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 545 more outperform votes than Mueller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.78% of users gave Mueller Industries an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mueller Industries	Outperform Votes 194 61.78%	Underperform Votes 120 38.22%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Is MLI or IR more profitable?

Mueller Industries has a net margin of 16.05% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Mueller Industries' return on equity of 22.97% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mueller Industries	16.05%	22.97%	19.42%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MLI or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Mueller Industries. Mueller Industries 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
Mueller Industries	$3.92B	2.20	$604.88M	$5.49	14.17
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.59	$838.60M	$2.02	41.05

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MLI or IR?

94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MLI or IR a better dividend stock?

Mueller Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Mueller Industries pays out 18.2% 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. Mueller Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Mueller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mueller Industries beats Ingersoll Rand on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.