Brokers Offer Predictions for IDEX's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:IEX)

Key Points

• Zacks Research revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for IDEX down to $1.93, from a previous estimate of $2.18, while the full-year earnings consensus is set at $8.26 per share.
• IDEX reported $2.07 earnings per share in its last quarterly results, surpassing analyst estimates of $2.00 and reflecting a 7.2% revenue increase compared to the same quarter last year.
• Institutional investors own 97.96% of IDEX's stock, with significant increases in holdings by several funds during recent quarters.

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for IDEX in a report released on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.93 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.18. The consensus estimate for IDEX's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IDEX's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.46 EPS.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.00 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $865.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $858.59 million. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.16% and a net margin of 14.05%.IDEX's revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.06 earnings per share. IDEX has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.850-7.950 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on IDEX from $224.00 to $212.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup lifted their price target on IDEX from $208.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on IDEX from $207.00 to $200.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $215.00 price target on IDEX in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on IDEX from $238.00 to $204.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, IDEX has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $201.71.

IDEX Trading Up 3.7%

NYSE:IEX opened at $168.45 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a PE ratio of 27.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $173.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $179.08. IDEX has a 12-month low of $153.36 and a 12-month high of $238.22. The company has a current ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Institutional Trading of IDEX

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its position in IDEX by 257.5% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. American National Bank & Trust acquired a new position in IDEX in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in IDEX by 81.0% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 143 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Banque de Luxembourg S.A. acquired a new position in IDEX in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in IDEX in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,000. 97.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at IDEX

In other news, CFO Akhil Mahendra sold 250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.89, for a total value of $45,222.50. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 5,035 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $910,781.15. The trade was a 4.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

IDEX Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 11th were issued a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 11th. IDEX's payout ratio is presently 45.88%.

About IDEX

IDEX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides applied solutions worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT), Health & Science Technologies (HST), and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP). The FMT segment designs, produces, and distributes positive displacement pumps, valves, small volume provers, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems, as well as flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural, and energy industries.

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