Woodward (WWD) Competitors

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

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 price target of $197.38, suggesting a potential upside of 4.88%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $105.09, suggesting a potential upside of 29.16%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Is WWD or IR a better dividend stock?

Woodward pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	3.37	$372.97M	$5.97	31.52
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.53	$838.60M	$2.06	39.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WWD or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 367 more outperform votes than Woodward when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.66% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Woodward an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodward	Outperform Votes 368 58.69%	Underperform Votes 259 41.31%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 735 61.66%	Underperform Votes 457 38.34%

Does the media favor WWD or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 5 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 14 mentions for Woodward. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Woodward's score of 0.90 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woodward	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ingersoll Rand	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, WWD or IR?

Woodward has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Woodward on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.