Zacks Research Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for Ingersoll Rand in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Ingersoll Rand’s current full-year earnings is $3.41 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.38 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $3.69 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.13 EPS.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The industrial products company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.06. Ingersoll Rand had a net margin of 7.60% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The business had revenue of $2.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.84 earnings per share. The company’s 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.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on IR. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $117.00 to $113.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ingersoll Rand in a report on Friday, March 27th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Ingersoll Rand from $111.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ingersoll Rand from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $98.00.

Ingersoll Rand Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of IR opened at $83.76 on Thursday. Ingersoll Rand has a one year low of $72.45 and a one year high of $100.96. The company has a market cap of $32.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.77, a P/E/G ratio of 5.31 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.57.

Ingersoll Rand Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 4th. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ingersoll Rand’s dividend payout ratio is 5.52%.

Insider Activity at Ingersoll Rand

In other news, insider Kathleen M. Keene sold 12,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $99.46, for a total transaction of $1,193,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $350,894.88. This represents a 77.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Elizabeth Meloy Hepding sold 18,246 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the insider owned 16,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,573,182. This trade represents a 52.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 424,263 shares of company stock valued at $40,828,923. 0.59% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ingersoll Rand

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 46.9% in the fourth quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 6,242 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $516,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 8.5% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,668 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. grew its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 21,284 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,686,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment grew its stake in shares of Ingersoll Rand by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 8,146 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $645,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.27% of the company’s stock.

About Ingersoll Rand

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.