Ingersoll Rand (IR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PH or IR?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 1 more articles in the media than Parker-Hannifin. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 37 mentions for Parker-Hannifin. Parker-Hannifin's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.51 indicating that Parker-Hannifin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parker-Hannifin	33 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ingersoll Rand	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin presently has a consensus target price of $739.06, suggesting a potential upside of 10.79%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $104.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Parker-Hannifin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parker-Hannifin	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PH or IR?

Ingersoll Rand received 2 more outperform votes than Parker-Hannifin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave Parker-Hannifin an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Parker-Hannifin	Outperform Votes 731 63.90%	Underperform Votes 413 36.10%
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 733 61.60%	Underperform Votes 457 38.40%

Is PH or IR a better dividend stock?

Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 27.0% 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. Parker-Hannifin has increased its dividend for 69 consecutive years. Parker-Hannifin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PH or IR?

82.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Parker-Hannifin 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 higher earnings and valuation, PH or IR?

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Ingersoll Rand. Parker-Hannifin 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
Parker-Hannifin	$19.93B	4.31	$2.84B	$24.16	27.61
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.66	$838.60M	$2.06	40.61

Is PH or IR more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Parker-Hannifin's return on equity of 27.34% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parker-Hannifin	15.87%	27.34%	11.64%
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Ingersoll Rand on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.