IDEX (IEX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IEX or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 258 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.59% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.75% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDEX	Outperform Votes 470 58.75%	Underperform Votes 330 41.25%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 728 61.59%	Underperform Votes 454 38.41%

Is IEX or IR a better dividend stock?

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IDEX pays out 42.7% 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. IDEX has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer IEX or IR?

In the previous week, IDEX had 4 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for IDEX and 3 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.45 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, IEX or IR?

IDEX has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IEX or IR?

IDEX presently has a consensus price target of $243.14, indicating a potential upside of 17.45%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $107.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IDEX is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Is IEX or IR more profitable?

IDEX has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.72%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.92% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDEX	15.35%	15.92%	9.46%
Ingersoll Rand	11.72%	13.01%	7.77%

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

98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IEX or IR?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. IDEX 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
IDEX	$3.19B	4.91	$596.10M	$6.46	32.05
Ingersoll Rand	$6.88B	5.42	$778.70M	$2.05	45.12

Summary

IDEX beats Ingersoll Rand on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.