Pentair (PNR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend PNR or IR?

Pentair currently has a consensus target price of $107.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.21%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $98.70, indicating a potential upside of 14.16%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Does the media refer more to PNR or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than Pentair. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 14 mentions for Pentair. Pentair's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.23 indicating that Pentair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pentair	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and 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	4.27	$625.40M	$3.87	27.36
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.82	$838.60M	$2.02	42.80

Which has more risk and volatility, PNR or IR?

Pentair has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PNR or IR a better dividend stock?

Pentair pays an annual dividend of $1.00 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%. 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 increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Pentair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is PNR or IR more profitable?

Pentair has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.30%. Pentair's return on equity of 21.24% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pentair	15.87%	21.24%	11.45%
Ingersoll Rand	11.30%	12.33%	7.01%

Summary

Pentair beats Ingersoll Rand on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.