Mueller Industries (MLI) Competitors $78.41 -2.17 (-2.69%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.20 -0.21 (-0.26%) As of 02/21/2025 07:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MLI vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, SWK, NDSN, and LECOShould you be buying Mueller Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mueller Industries include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Nordson (NDSN), and Lincoln Electric (LECO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Mueller Industries vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Stanley Black & Decker Nordson Lincoln Electric Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends. Is MLI or IR more profitable? Mueller Industries has a net margin of 16.05% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Mueller Industries' return on equity of 22.97% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mueller Industries16.05% 22.97% 19.42% Ingersoll Rand 11.59%12.78%7.45% Which has higher valuation & earnings, MLI or IR? Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Mueller Industries. Mueller Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMueller Industries$3.77B2.37$604.88M$5.3114.77Ingersoll Rand$7.24B4.66$838.60M$2.0640.61 Which has more risk and volatility, MLI or IR? Mueller Industries has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MLI or IR a better dividend stock? Mueller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 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%. Mueller Industries pays out 15.1% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MLI or IR? Ingersoll Rand received 539 more outperform votes than Mueller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.78% of users gave Mueller Industries an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMueller IndustriesOutperform Votes19461.78% Underperform Votes12038.22% Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes73361.60% Underperform Votes45738.40% Do analysts rate MLI or IR? Mueller Industries currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.91%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $104.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.20%. Given Mueller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mueller Industries is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mueller Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Does the media refer more to MLI or IR? In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 25 more articles in the media than Mueller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 12 mentions for Mueller Industries. Mueller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.51 indicating that Mueller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mueller Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 14 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in MLI or IR? 94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMueller Industries and Ingersoll Rand tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mueller Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MLI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMueller IndustriesRolling, drawing, & extruding of nonferrous metals IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.16B$13.54B$9.17B$20.29BDividend Yield0.99%1.74%2.10%3.64%P/E Ratio14.7726.0016.9134.92Price / Sales2.372.194.3317.43Price / Cash13.9214.7522.0920.26Price / Book3.183.874.414.80Net Income$604.88M$346.85M$424.79M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.47%-2.71%-2.87%-1.07%1 Month Performance-3.76%-2.04%-5.50%-1.11%1 Year Performance64.59%42.37%29.45%13.69% Mueller Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLIMueller Industries3.8367 of 5 stars$78.41-2.7%$105.00+33.9%+64.6%$8.92B$3.77B14.774,509Dividend IncreasePositive NewsGap UpIRIngersoll Rand4.6102 of 5 stars$85.79-7.3%$105.92+23.5%-7.8%$34.58B$6.88B41.8518,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.4595 of 5 stars$129.41-1.3%$149.90+15.8%+1.8%$31.44B$8.56B35.362,300Ex-DividendPositive NewsDOVDover4.4655 of 5 stars$202.46-0.1%$218.91+8.1%+22.9%$27.78B$7.75B10.4125,000SNASnap-on3.9718 of 5 stars$339.12-0.2%$345.40+1.9%+23.8%$17.81B$5.11B17.392,700Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPNRPentair4.6635 of 5 stars$96.71-0.5%$111.25+15.0%+23.4%$15.98B$4.08B25.8610,500Analyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.774 of 5 stars$195.21+1.1%$241.00+23.5%-17.9%$14.78B$3.27B29.358,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGGGGraco3.6105 of 5 stars$85.84-0.3%$91.50+6.6%-4.1%$14.49B$2.11B30.444,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8398 of 5 stars$87.18+0.4%$103.00+18.1%-0.8%$13.44B$15.37B44.9450,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.8311 of 5 stars$216.42-0.4%$279.25+29.0%-21.2%$12.36B$2.69B26.698,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLECOLincoln Electric4.1691 of 5 stars$213.82+0.0%$233.25+9.1%-16.6%$12.07B$4.19B25.5212,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ingersoll Rand Alternatives Xylem Alternatives Dover Alternatives Snap-on Alternatives Pentair Alternatives IDEX Alternatives Graco Alternatives Stanley Black & Decker Alternatives Nordson Alternatives Lincoln Electric Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MLI) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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