Q2 EPS Estimates for Ingersoll Rand Raised by Zacks Research

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research report issued on Monday, December 15th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.82. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $103.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price target on Ingersoll Rand from $91.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a report on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $75.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.44.

Ingersoll Rand Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:IR opened at $78.11 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.78. Ingersoll Rand has a 1 year low of $65.61 and a 1 year high of $97.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.14 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.16 and a quick ratio of 1.51.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last issued 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 business had revenue of $1.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.95 billion. Ingersoll Rand had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 7.31%.The business’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 company posted $0.84 EPS. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.250-3.310 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 84.6% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,086 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,053,235 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $324,380,000 after acquiring an additional 10,381 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP lifted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 277,505 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $22,209,000 after acquiring an additional 11,784 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,261,123 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $341,018,000 after purchasing an additional 307,557 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 734,356 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $58,613,000 after purchasing an additional 7,018 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.27% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Ingersoll Rand

In related news, CAO Michael J. Scheske sold 1,477 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.63, for a total value of $119,090.51. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 12,153 shares in the company, valued at approximately $979,896.39. This represents a 10.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.59% of the company’s stock.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 13th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 13th. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ingersoll Rand’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.