Ingersoll Rand reports April 28 with short sellers adding 13.6% over the past month. Analysts have cut targets sharply in recent weeks, with Wall Street divided on the industrial name.
Short interest stood at 17.37 million shares as of April 23, representing 4.40% of the free float. That marks a 13.6% increase over the past month, though positions dipped 3.3% over the past week. Days to cover sits at 5.51 based on recent volume. Cost to borrow remains modest at 0.47%, essentially flat over the past month. Utilisation hit 14.1%, approaching the 52-week high of 15.63% set on April 15.
The put/call ratio spiked to 0.41 on April 24, up sharply from the 20-day mean of 0.34. That puts the PCR at a z-score of 2.84 – well above average and signalling elevated hedging activity. The reading sits in the middle of the 52-week range (0.19 low, 1.37 high).
IR lacks a clear consensus rating in the dataset, but the mean price target of $98.93 implies 18% upside from the current $83.81. Recent moves paint a cautious picture. Stifel's Nathan Jones lowered his target to $90 from $101 on April 14, maintaining Hold. Citigroup's Andrew Kaplowitz cut to $113 from $117 on April 13, holding Buy. Barclays and Wells Fargo both trimmed targets in early April – Barclays to $100 from $111, Wells Fargo to $90 from $110. Benzinga's bull case points to $7.2 billion in 2024 revenue, strong regional order growth (high teens in Americas, low double-digits in APAC), and a 16% backlog increase with a 1.07x book-to-bill. The bear case cites reduced 2025 organic sales guidance due to lower tariff-related pricing, declining EBITDA margins (28.6% vs. 29.7% prior year), and a 40 basis point Q2 margin contraction.
The stock trades at a P/E of 23.4, up 0.29 points over the past month. Price-to-book sits at 2.90, up 0.03 over the same period. EV/EBITDA stands at 16.8, rising 0.18 points in 30 days. Factor ranks are mixed: EPS surprise sits at the 42nd percentile, analyst rec diff at the 50th, and dividend score at the 85th. The short score rank is 25th percentile, DTC rank just 4th.
Insiders sold $14.65 million net over the past 90 days. CEO Vicente Reynal sold $2.68 million worth on April 13 and $11.11 million on March 2. Vanguard remains the top holder with 45.2 million shares (11.5%), adding 44,536 in Q1. BlackRock holds 30.0 million shares (7.7%), up 181,730.
The most recent earnings print was February 13, 2026. Previous calls landed February 12 and 13, with an October 2025 announcement. Historical reaction data is unavailable.
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