| BUY | 38.870 | David Driscoll | Like many of the US manufacturing stocks, it’s been struggling because of the high cost of raw materials. Have been able to generate free cash flow well above what they need on capital spending. Dividend continues to grow. Good opportunity to get in. | 2006-12-05 | |
| TOP PICK | 39.690 | Peter Brieger | This Top pick consists of a basket of U.S. large caps, Gardner Denver (GDI-N), Corning (GLW-N) and Ingersoll-Rand (IR-N) Parker Hannifin (PH-N) and Timken (TKR-N). Infrastructure spending has lagged severely. On the corporate side, there is lots of cash on hand, debt has declined | 2006-01-30 | |
| BUY | 39.020 | Brad Willock | An interesting company. Has kind of a hodge podge of businesses. If housing were to slow, a lot of people would make the link that the sale of bobcat machinery would slow. A cheap company. Its eaarnings are not valued very highly. Good dividend. Doesn't have any significant risk at this price. | 2005-11-14 | |
| BUY | 37.650 | Norman Levine | Good industrial company with about a 4% dividend. | 2005-09-28 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 79.620 | Brad Willock | (A Top Pick Nov 10/04. Up 6%.) On his short list of things to add this fall. Headed higher. | 2005-08-31 | |
| BUY | 79.520 | Norman Levine | An industrial machinery company with excellent prospects. Business is good for them. As long as the economy continues to do well, it will do well. | 2005-02-23 | |
| TOP PICK | 73.030 | Brad Willock | Fairly cheap and has a good deal of cash. There could be a buy-back of stock, do some accretive acquisitions or raise their dividends. | 2004-11-10 | |
| TOP PICK | 66.290 | Barbara Marcin | Has good earnings. A good investment for the next couple of years. | 2004-07-23 | |
| TOP PICK | 68.600 | Barbara Marcin | Moving into the middle of this expansion cycle, likes manufacturing and industrial companies. Has a few years good outlook ahead of it. A good investment and hasn't been for a while. | 2004-06-18 | |
| SELL | 72.680 | C. KIm Goodwin | In a rising interest rate environment, PE's are going to contract and the earnings growth is slowing. Would take some profits. | 2004-04-16 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 42.350 | Jeff Morrison | (Was a top pick on April 10 no change) Still likes. 12 X earnings. | 2002-01-08 | |
| TOP PICK | 43.180 | Jeff Morrison | Not as cyclical as it once was. More a growth stock. Well diversified. Trades at 12 X earnings. | 2001-04-10 | |
Experts that have talked about Ingersoll-Rand Co
