29,382 Shares in IDEX Corporation $IEX Acquired by WINTON GROUP Ltd

Key Points

• WINTON GROUP Ltd opened a new stake in IDEX during Q3, acquiring 29,382 shares valued at roughly $4.78 million.
• IDEX is overwhelmingly institutionally owned (about 97.96%); other notable moves include Russell Investments’ +44.7% increase to 109,700 shares and First Trust Advisors holding 1,002,457 shares (~$163.16M).
• Analysts are largely positive—six Buy vs. two Hold with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target of $228.22—after IDEX beat quarterly EPS/revenue and issued FY2026 guidance of 8.15–8.35 EPS.

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 29,382 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $4,782,000.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of IEX. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of IDEX by 44.7% during the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 109,700 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $17,850,000 after buying an additional 33,899 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in IDEX by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 316,222 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $51,288,000 after acquiring an additional 1,062 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG lifted its holdings in IDEX by 33.1% during the third quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 29,382 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,782,000 after purchasing an additional 7,305 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in IDEX by 18.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 664 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of IDEX by 6.2% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,002,457 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $163,160,000 after purchasing an additional 58,595 shares in the last quarter. 97.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on IEX shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of IDEX from $202.00 to $243.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on shares of IDEX from $180.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Argus upgraded shares of IDEX from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $240.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of IDEX in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $228.22.

IDEX Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of IEX opened at $197.56 on Tuesday. IDEX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $153.36 and a fifty-two week high of $217.15. The firm has a market cap of $14.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.82, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $199.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $179.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.86.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $899.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $882.00 million. IDEX had a net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 15.03%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.04 EPS. IDEX has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.780 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.35 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that IDEX Corporation will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current year.

IDEX Profile

IDEX Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer specializing in the design, production and distribution of highly engineered fluidics systems, measurement technologies and safety solutions. The company's core offerings include positive-displacement pumps, flow meters, valves, sampling systems and analytical instruments that serve a wide range of end markets such as water treatment, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, and life sciences. Through its focus on precision engineering and proprietary material science, IDEX delivers products designed for reliability in demanding applications.

Operations at IDEX are organized into three principal segments.

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