RBC Bearings (RBC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer IR or RBC?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $98.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.49%. RBC Bearings has a consensus target price of $425.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.11%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IR or RBC?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer IR or RBC?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 23 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 23 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.60 indicating that RBC Bearings is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBC Bearings	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IR or RBC?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IR or RBC?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings 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	4.19	$838.60M	$1.28	59.58
RBC Bearings	$1.64B	7.80	$246.20M	$7.94	50.94

Is IR or RBC more profitable?

RBC Bearings has a net margin of 15.20% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.10%. Ingersoll Rand's return on equity of 12.12% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	7.10%	12.12%	6.89%
RBC Bearings	15.20%	10.14%	6.44%

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats RBC Bearings on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.