Zacks Research Expects Reduced Earnings for Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research note issued on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.92 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.94. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ingersoll Rand’s current full-year earnings is $3.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last released its 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 company had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.95 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a net margin of 7.31% and a return on equity of 12.14%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.84 EPS. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.310 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on IR. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Ingersoll Rand from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Ingersoll Rand from $83.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Ingersoll Rand from $103.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Ingersoll Rand from $91.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.44.

Ingersoll Rand Trading Down 2.4%

IR opened at $79.67 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $78.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.80. Ingersoll Rand has a 1-year low of $65.61 and a 1-year high of $99.67. The company has a market cap of $31.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.27 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 2.16, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Ingersoll Rand in the third quarter worth about $1,533,000. CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. bought a new position in Ingersoll Rand in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $235,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its stake in Ingersoll Rand by 1,575.2% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,759 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 1,654 shares in the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 29.5% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 89,431 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,389,000 after acquiring an additional 20,381 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand during the third quarter worth $4,247,000. 95.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Ingersoll Rand

In other news, CAO Michael J. Scheske sold 1,477 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.63, for a total transaction of $119,090.51. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 12,153 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $979,896.39. This represents a 10.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.68% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

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

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.