Graco (GGG) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, IR or GGG?

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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.66	$838.60M	$2.06	40.61
Graco	$2.11B	6.90	$486.08M	$2.82	30.52

Does the media favor IR or GGG?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 21 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 16 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.26 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Graco	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is IR or GGG a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 39.0% 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.

Is IR or GGG 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
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Graco	23.00%	19.38%	16.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand received 343 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 60.75% of users gave Graco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 733 61.60%	Underperform Votes 457 38.40%
Graco	Outperform Votes 390 60.75%	Underperform Votes 252 39.25%

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

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IR or GGG?

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus target price of $104.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.20%. Graco has a consensus target price of $91.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.31%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Graco on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.