Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and Revolution Acceleration Acquisition (OTCMKTS:RAACU) Head to Head Contrast

Revolution Acceleration Acquisition (OTCMKTS:RAACU) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Revolution Acceleration Acquisition and Ingersoll Rand’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ingersoll Rand	11.73%	13.00%	7.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Revolution Acceleration Acquisition and Ingersoll Rand, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ingersoll Rand	0	3	8	0	2.73

Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $100.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.28%. Given Ingersoll Rand’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Revolution Acceleration Acquisition.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Revolution Acceleration Acquisition and Ingersoll Rand’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Revolution Acceleration Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ingersoll Rand	$7.04 billion	5.22	$778.70 million	$2.01	45.28

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Revolution Acceleration Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Revolution Acceleration Acquisition on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Revolution Acceleration Acquisition

Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was formerly known as Acceleration Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp in November 2020. Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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. The Precision and Science Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and markets diaphragm, piston, water-powered, peristaltic, gear, vane, progressive cavity, and syringe pumps; and gas boosters, hydrogen compression systems, automated liquid handling systems, odorant injection systems, controls, software, and other related components and accessories for liquid and gas dosing, transfer, dispensing, compression, sampling, pressure management, and flow control in specialized or critical applications under the Air Dimensions, Albin, ARO, Dosatron, Haskel, Ingersoll Rand, LMI, Maximus, Milton Roy, MP, Oberdorfer, Seepex, Thomas, Welch, Williams, YZ, and Zinnser Analytic brand names. This segment's products are used in medical, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, water and wastewater, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, agriculture, and other markets. It sells through an integrated network of direct sales representatives and independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Ingersoll Rand Inc. in March 2020. Ingersoll Rand Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.