Nordson (NDSN) Competitors

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

Is IR or NDSN a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 39.7% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IR or NDSN?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IR or NDSN?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 10 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 8 mentions for Nordson. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Nordson's score of 1.43 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Nordson	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate IR or NDSN?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $105.36, indicating a potential upside of 28.17%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $256.20, indicating a potential upside of 23.42%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Nordson.

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
Nordson	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IR or NDSN?

Ingersoll Rand received 278 more outperform votes than Nordson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 61.62% of users gave Nordson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 734 61.63%	Underperform Votes 457 38.37%
Nordson	Outperform Votes 456 61.62%	Underperform Votes 284 38.38%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IR or NDSN?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Nordson. Nordson 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	4.58	$838.60M	$2.06	39.91
Nordson	$2.67B	4.42	$467.28M	$7.86	26.41

Is IR or NDSN more profitable?

Nordson has a net margin of 16.93% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.28% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Nordson	16.93%	19.28%	9.92%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IR or NDSN?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Nordson on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.