Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) Downgraded to Strong Sell Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research cut shares of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning,Zacks.com reports. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.39 EPS.

IR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $88.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $92.00 to $91.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Ingersoll Rand from $83.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ingersoll Rand has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $93.90.

Ingersoll Rand Stock Performance

Shares of IR traded down $0.86 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $75.34. The stock had a trading volume of 2,165,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,359,664. Ingersoll Rand has a 12 month low of $65.61 and a 12 month high of $106.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $79.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.77 billion, a PE ratio of 55.81, a PEG ratio of 4.90 and a beta of 1.43.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a net margin of 7.31% and a return on equity of 12.14%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.84 earnings per share. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.310 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Ingersoll Rand will post 3.32 EPS for the current year.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th will be issued a $0.02 dividend. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 13th. Ingersoll Rand’s payout ratio is 5.93%.

Institutional Trading of Ingersoll Rand

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 150.7% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 341 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Ingersoll Rand during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the 3rd quarter worth $36,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 136.4% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 494 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 464 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.27% of the company’s stock.

About Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc provides various mission-critical air, gas, liquid, and solid flow creation technologies services and solutions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Industrial Technologies and Services, and Precision and Science Technologies. The Industrial Technologies and Services segment designs, manufactures, markets, and services air and gas compression, vacuum, and blower products; fluid transfer equipment and loading systems; and power tools and lifting equipment, including associated aftermarket parts, consumables, air treatment equipment, controls, other accessories, and services under the under the Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver, Nash, CompAir, Elmo Rietschle brands, etc.