Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $97.4286.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on IR shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 14th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $111.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a report on Friday, March 27th.

Insider Activity at Ingersoll Rand

In other Ingersoll Rand news, insider Elizabeth Meloy Hepding sold 18,246 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.11, for a total transaction of $1,771,869.06. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 16,200 shares in the company, valued at $1,573,182. This represents a 52.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Vikram Kini sold 28,367 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $96.50, for a total transaction of $2,737,415.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 98,517 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,506,890.50. This trade represents a 22.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 584,771 shares of company stock valued at $54,976,547. 0.59% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IR. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators lifted its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 46.9% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Torren Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 166.9% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 427 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 267 shares during the period. 95.27% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ingersoll Rand Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:IR opened at $79.44 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.11 billion, a PE ratio of 54.78, a P/E/G ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 1.33. Ingersoll Rand has a 1 year low of $65.61 and a 1 year high of $100.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $88.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.33. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.04 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 12.62%. Ingersoll Rand’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.570 EPS. Analysts expect that Ingersoll Rand will post 3.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ingersoll Rand Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 4th. Ingersoll Rand’s dividend payout ratio is 5.52%.

About Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial company that designs, manufactures and services a wide range of equipment and technologies for commercial, industrial and OEM customers. Its product portfolio includes air compressors and compressed air systems, pneumatic and cordless power tools, material handling and lifting equipment, fluid transfer and pumping solutions, and associated aftermarket parts and service offerings. The company’s products support applications across manufacturing, construction, transportation, oil and gas, mining and general industrial markets.

Ingersoll Rand sells through a combination of direct sales, distributor networks and service channels, delivering both capital equipment and recurring aftermarket revenue from parts, maintenance and service contracts.