Graco (GGG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GGG or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 8 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 18 mentions for Graco. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Graco's score of 1.14 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graco	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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

Do analysts rate GGG or IR?

Graco presently has a consensus target price of $93.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $102.82, suggesting a potential upside of 39.49%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is GGG or IR more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 23.00% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Graco's return on equity of 19.38% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	23.00%	19.38%	16.20%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GGG or IR?

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GGG or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 346 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.64% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.65%	Underperform Votes 253 39.35%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 736 61.64%	Underperform Votes 458 38.36%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GGG or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Graco. Graco 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
Graco	$2.11B	6.37	$486.08M	$2.82	28.38
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.11	$838.60M	$2.06	35.78

Which has more risk & volatility, GGG or IR?

Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GGG or IR a better dividend stock?

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays out 39.0% 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. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Graco on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.