Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) Competitors

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Is IR or SWK more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Stanley Black & Decker's net margin of 1.92%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.78% beat Stanley Black & Decker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Stanley Black & Decker	1.92%	7.50%	2.91%

Which has better earnings and valuation, IR or SWK?

Ingersoll Rand has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stanley Black & Decker. Stanley Black & Decker 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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.25	$838.60M	$2.06	37.01
Stanley Black & Decker	$15.37B	0.59	$294.30M	$2.41	24.42

Is IR or SWK a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Stanley Black & Decker pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stanley Black & Decker pays out 136.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stanley Black & Decker has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Stanley Black & Decker is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or SWK?

Ingersoll Rand received 179 more outperform votes than Stanley Black & Decker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Stanley Black & Decker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 737 61.67%	Underperform Votes 458 38.33%
Stanley Black & Decker	Outperform Votes 558 58.68%	Underperform Votes 393 41.32%

Does the media refer more to IR or SWK?

In the previous week, Stanley Black & Decker had 19 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Stanley Black & Decker and 28 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Stanley Black & Decker's score of 0.72 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stanley Black & Decker	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IR or SWK?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IR or SWK?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer IR or SWK?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus price target of $100.36, indicating a potential upside of 31.64%. Stanley Black & Decker has a consensus price target of $95.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.24%. Given Stanley Black & Decker's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stanley Black & Decker is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Stanley Black & Decker	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Stanley Black & Decker on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.