Negative sentiment towards IR reflected in surge in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Ingersoll-Rand Inc shares valued at $3,209,768 were sold by Reynal Vicente on May 20 ’25. At $83.03 per share, Reynal Vicente sold 38,657 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 193,186 shares worth approximately $16.41 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Reynal Vicente purchased 38,657 shares, netting a total of over 3,209,772 in proceeds.

Before that, Hepding Elizabeth Meloy had sold 3,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $293,230, the insider traded Ingersoll-Rand Inc shares for $83.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,500 shares, worth approximately $0.93 million.

As published in a research note from Stifel on November 18, 2024, Ingersoll-Rand Inc [IR] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $107 from $112. As of September 06, 2024, Morgan Stanley has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for IR.

Analyzing IR Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Ingersoll-Rand Inc [NYSE: IR] rose 1.99% to $84.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $83.33, but it reached a high of $85.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.14%. Over the course of the year, Ingersoll-Rand Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $95.85 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $65.61 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Ingersoll-Rand Inc (IR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 83.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 82.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 85.62. The next price resistance is at 86.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Ingersoll-Rand Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Ingersoll-Rand Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 1.88 million shares to 12.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 10.23 million shares. A jump of 15.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.52.

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In terms of Ingersoll-Rand Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 93 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.67% from the previous closing price of $83.28. Analysts anticipate Ingersoll-Rand Inc stock to reach 105 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 77. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Ingersoll-Rand Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 12, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $92.

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