Donaldson (DCI) Competitors

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is IR or DCI a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 31.6% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate IR or DCI?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $100.36, indicating a potential upside of 36.79%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $71.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.25%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Donaldson.

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
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or DCI?

Ingersoll Rand received 255 more outperform votes than Donaldson when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.96% of users gave Donaldson an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 737 61.67%	Underperform Votes 458 38.33%
Donaldson	Outperform Votes 482 64.96%	Underperform Votes 260 35.04%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IR or DCI?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Donaldson. Donaldson 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	4.09	$838.60M	$2.06	35.62
Donaldson	$3.63B	2.09	$414M	$3.42	18.58

Does the media refer more to IR or DCI?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 8 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 19 mentions for Donaldson. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Donaldson's score of 0.82 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)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Donaldson	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, IR or DCI?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IR or DCI more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.56%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.07% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Donaldson	11.56%	29.07%	14.76%

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Donaldson on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.