Shares closed at $79.86 as the S&P 500 rose 1.02% and the Dow gained 1.62% in a broadly stronger market session.
The gain ended a two-day losing streak, but the stock lagged Deere's 5.33% rise, while Dover climbed 1.87% and IDEX added 0.23%.
Ingersoll Rand remains 20.90% below its 52-week high of $100.96 reached on 13 February, while trading volume of 3.8 million topped its 50-day average of 3.4 million.
With insiders consistently selling shares, why do analysts overwhelmingly rate Ingersoll Rand stock a strong buy?
Can Ingersoll Rand's life sciences acquisitions offset the sluggish growth in its core industrial business?