ITT (ITT) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than ITT. ITT 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	4.58	$838.60M	$2.06	39.89
ITT	$3.63B	3.13	$518.30M	$6.30	22.15

Does the media favor IR or ITT?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 9 more articles in the media than ITT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 9 mentions for ITT. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat ITT's score of 1.45 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ITT	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IR or ITT?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ITT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ITT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand received 275 more outperform votes than ITT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave ITT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 734 61.63%	Underperform Votes 457 38.37%
ITT	Outperform Votes 459 57.66%	Underperform Votes 337 42.34%

Is IR or ITT more profitable?

ITT has a net margin of 14.27% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. ITT's return on equity of 18.03% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
ITT	14.27%	18.03%	10.44%

Do analysts prefer IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $105.36, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. ITT has a consensus target price of $168.38, indicating a potential upside of 20.66%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than ITT.

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
ITT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is IR or ITT a better dividend stock?

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. ITT pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITT pays out 22.2% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats ITT on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.