Woodward (WWD) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WWD or IR?

Woodward has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WWD or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Woodward. Woodward 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
Woodward	$3.31B	3.05	$372.97M	$5.97	28.48
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.09	$838.60M	$2.06	35.62

Does the media favor WWD or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 13 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 13 mentions for Woodward. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.25 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woodward	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WWD or IR a better dividend stock?

Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Woodward pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WWD or IR?

81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Woodward shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WWD or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 368 more outperform votes than Woodward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.64% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodward	Outperform Votes 368 58.51%	Underperform Votes 261 41.49%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 736 61.64%	Underperform Votes 458 38.36%

Is WWD or IR more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Woodward's net margin of 11.18%. Woodward's return on equity of 16.76% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodward	11.18%	16.76%	8.58%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Do analysts prefer WWD or IR?

Woodward currently has a consensus target price of $193.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $102.82, indicating a potential upside of 40.14%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Woodward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Woodward on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.