ITT (ITT) Competitors

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

Does the media favor IR or ITT?

In the previous week, ITT had 6 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for ITT and 27 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat ITT's score of 0.62 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)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ITT	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.1%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand received 275 more outperform votes than ITT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 57.82% of users gave ITT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 737 61.67%	Underperform Votes 458 38.33%
ITT	Outperform Votes 462 57.82%	Underperform Votes 337 42.18%

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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	4.09	$838.60M	$2.06	35.62
ITT	$3.63B	2.83	$518.30M	$6.30	20.14

Which has more risk and volatility, IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITT has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IR or ITT?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus price target of $100.36, suggesting a potential upside of 36.79%. ITT has a consensus price target of $158.57, suggesting a potential upside of 24.98%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats ITT on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.