Important Considerations Before Investing in IR Stocks

By Harris Dyer • Tuesday, February 13 09:55 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Ingersoll Rand has moved -1.5% so far today on a volume of 179,696, compared to its average of 2,351,475. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

Ingersoll Rand trades 0.53% away from its average analyst target price of $83.73 per share. The 11 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $72.0 to $93.0, and on average have given Ingersoll Rand a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in IR, you'll want to know the following:

Ingersoll Rand's current price is -62.8% below its Graham number of $31.28, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Ingersoll Rand has moved 48.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 21.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.84, Ingersoll Rand has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
IR has a forward P/E ratio of 26.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $3.17 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.12 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Ingersoll Rand is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 3.57 compared to its sector average of 4.06
Ingersoll Rand Inc. provides various mission-critical air, fluid, energy, specialty vehicle, and medical technologies in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
Based in Davidson, the company has 17,000 full time employees and a market cap of $34.07 Billion. Ingersoll Rand currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.1%.

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