NYSE:IEX - IDEX Stock Price, News, & Analysis

IDEX trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IEX."

IDEX declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share on Wednesday, January 30th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 14th. View IDEX's Dividend History.

IDEX Co. (NYSE:IEX) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The industrial products company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.04. The industrial products company earned $614.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $617.72 million. IDEX had a net margin of 16.53% and a return on equity of 20.83%. IDEX's quarterly revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.12 earnings per share. View IDEX's Earnings History.

IDEX is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for IDEX.

IDEX issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.60-5.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.77. IDEX also updated its guidance to EPS.

11 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for IDEX's stock. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $170.00. On average, they anticipate IDEX's share price to reach $146.2222 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for IDEX.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for IDEX in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for IDEX.

Media coverage about IEX stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. IDEX earned a media sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

IDEX saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,163,410 shares, an increase of 48.2% from the December 31st total of 785,256 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 327,335 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's shares are short sold. View IDEX's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to IDEX include Xylem (XYL), Graco (GGG), Flowserve (FLS), ITT (ITT), Colfax (CFX), Gorman-Rupp (GRC) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP).

IDEX's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.41%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (6.33%), Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C (2.52%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.62%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.25%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.04%). Company insiders that own IDEX stock include Andrew K Silvernail, Daniel J Salliotte, Denise R Cade, Eric D Ashleman, Jeffrey D Bucklew, Michael J Yates, William K Grogan and William M Cook. View Institutional Ownership Trends for IDEX.

IEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Bessemer Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Royce & Associates LP, KBC Group NV and Prudential Financial Inc.. Company insiders that have sold IDEX company stock in the last year include Andrew K Silvernail, Denise R Cade, Eric D Ashleman, Jeffrey D Bucklew, Michael J Yates, William K Grogan and William M Cook. View Insider Buying and Selling for IDEX.

IEX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Jennison Associates LLC, Impax Asset Management Group plc, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Rhumbline Advisers, BlackRock Inc. and Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV. View Insider Buying and Selling for IDEX.

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

One share of IEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $142.6150.

IDEX has a market capitalization of $10.94 billion and generates $2.48 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $410.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.41 on an earnings per share basis. IDEX employs 7,167 workers across the globe.

The official website for IDEX is http://www.idexcorp.com.

IDEX's mailing address is 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 847-498-7070 or via email at [email protected]