IDEX (IEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IDEX Corporation is a diversified industrial company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of engineered valves, pumps, fluidic systems and other critical components. With a portfolio of well‐known brands, IDEX serves a broad range of end markets including chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and fire and safety. The company’s solutions are used to move, measure and control highly engineered fluids, providing precision performance in mission‐critical applications.

The company operates across three core segments. Its Fluid & Metering Technologies division offers metering pumps, flowmeters, industrial nozzles and custom fluidics. The Health & Science Technologies segment supplies advanced fluidic systems, sample preparation instruments and analytical devices to pharmaceutical, life science and laboratory markets. IDEX’s Fire & Safety/Diversified Industrial group delivers hydraulic rescue tools, fire suppression equipment and precision manufacturing solutions leveraged in rugged and safety‐critical environments.

Founded in 1988 as a spin‐off from Holley Performance Products, IDEX has grown through a combination of organic innovation and strategic acquisitions. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, the company maintains operations in more than 25 countries across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. This global footprint enables IDEX to serve both multinational customers and regional markets, offering localized engineering support, rapid delivery and aftermarket service.

Guided by a seasoned executive team and a board of directors with deep industry expertise, IDEX emphasizes continuous improvement, operational excellence and disciplined capital allocation. The company’s long‐term strategy focuses on expanding its technology leadership, enhancing customer partnerships and pursuing acquisitions that complement its existing capabilities. This approach has supported steady revenue growth and margin expansion, reinforcing IDEX’s position as a leader in precision fluidics and industrial technologies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $180.26 to $183.42
• 50-Day Range: $173.28 to $191.32
• 52-Week Range: $153.36 to $238.22
• Volume: 146,488 shs
• Average Volume: 607,107 shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.09
• Dividend Yield: 1.55%
• Price Target: $218.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IDEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IDEX scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IDEX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IDEX has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IDEX are expected to grow by 10.77% in the coming year, from $8.26 to $9.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IDEX is 28.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.46.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IDEX is 28.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.40.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

IDEX has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IDEX has a P/B Ratio of 3.64. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.24% of the float of IDEX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IDEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IDEX has recently increased by 25.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

IDEX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

IDEX has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IDEX is 45.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, IDEX will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.04% next year. This indicates that IDEX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.80

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.24% of the float of IDEX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IDEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IDEX has recently increased by 25.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.17

News Sentiment

IDEX has a news sentiment score of 1.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for IDEX this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for IEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added IDEX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IDEX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $45,222.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.50% of the stock of IDEX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.96% of the stock of IDEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

IEX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have IEX shares performed this year?

IDEX's stock was trading at $209.29 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IEX shares have decreased by 12.9% and is now trading at $182.3050.

How were IDEX's earnings last quarter?

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The industrial products company reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.11. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does IDEX have any subsidiaries?

IDEX subsidiaries include these companies: Airtech Group, Abel Pumps, Flow Management Devices, Velcora, thinXXS Microtechnology, SFC KOENIG, AWG, and others.

Who are IDEX's major shareholders?

IDEX's top institutional investors include Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt (0.91%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC (0.32%), ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. (0.19%) and Truist Financial Corp (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric D Ashleman, William K Grogan, Livingston Satterthwaite and Akhil Mahendra.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of IDEX?

Shares of IEX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of IDEX own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IDEX investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Chevron (CVX), Intel (INTC), Alphabet (GOOG) and CocaCola (KO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Record date for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend: 7/11/2025
• Today: 7/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/25/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - GENL INDL
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IEX
• CIK: 832101
• Web: www.idexcorp.com
• Phone: (847) 498-7070
• Fax: 847-498-3940
• Employees: 9,000
• Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IDEX: $218.13
• High Price Target: $238.00
• Low Price Target: $185.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.90
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• Net Income: $505 million
• Net Margins: 14.60%
• Pretax Margin: 18.56%
• Return on Equity: 15.51%
• Return on Assets: 8.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 2.79
• Quick Ratio: 1.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.27 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.18
• Cash Flow: $10.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.94
• Book Value: $50.10 per share
• Price / Book: 3.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,540,000
• Free Float: 75,167,000
• Market Cap: $13.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04