Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ingersoll Rand in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. Zacks Research 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 Q2 2027 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Barclays raised their target price on Ingersoll Rand from $91.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Ingersoll Rand from $87.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $115.00 price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $94.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold 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 $101.86.

Ingersoll Rand Stock Down 2.6%

IR stock opened at $91.51 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.84 billion, a PE ratio of 63.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.80 and a beta of 1.29. Ingersoll Rand has a 52 week low of $65.61 and a 52 week high of $100.96. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $89.35 and a 200 day moving average of $82.81.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.06. Ingersoll Rand had a return on equity of 12.62% and a net margin of 7.60%.The business had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Ingersoll Rand has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.570 EPS.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Ingersoll Rand

In other news, insider Elizabeth Meloy Hepding sold 18,246 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.11, for a total transaction of $1,771,869.06. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 16,200 shares in the company, valued at $1,573,182. This trade represents a 52.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Vicente Reynal sold 900 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.00, for a total value of $90,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 193,186 shares in the company, valued at $19,318,600. This represents a 0.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 466,727 shares of company stock worth $43,867,426. 0.68% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ingersoll Rand

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Ingersoll Rand by 12.3% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,018,638 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $165,811,000 after purchasing an additional 220,815 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service raised its holdings in Ingersoll Rand by 2.7% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 617,981 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $51,058,000 after purchasing an additional 16,084 shares in the last quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $8,375,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 6,913,924 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $575,100,000 after buying an additional 38,999 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S grew its position in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 79.0% in the 3rd quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S now owns 28,411 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,347,000 after buying an additional 12,539 shares during the last quarter. 95.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Ingersoll Rand Company Profile

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.