Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PNR or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Pentair. Pentair 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
Pentair	$4.08B	3.99	$625.40M	$3.87	25.52
Ingersoll Rand	$7.28B	4.57	$838.60M	$2.02	40.81

Is PNR or IR more profitable?

Pentair has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Pentair's return on equity of 20.94% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pentair	15.32%	20.94%	11.05%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Is PNR or IR a better dividend stock?

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pentair pays out 25.8% 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. Pentair has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Pentair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

92.4% of Pentair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Pentair 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNR or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 71 more outperform votes than Pentair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 57.59% of users gave Pentair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pentair	Outperform Votes 668 57.59%	Underperform Votes 492 42.41%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 739 61.74%	Underperform Votes 458 38.26%

Does the media refer more to PNR or IR?

In the previous week, Pentair had 4 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pentair and 3 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.42 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pentair	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very 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

Which has more volatility and risk, PNR or IR?

Pentair has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PNR or IR?

Pentair currently has a consensus price target of $107.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.47%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $98.91, indicating a potential upside of 19.98%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Pentair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pentair	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 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

Summary

Pentair beats Ingersoll Rand on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.