NYSE:IEX

IDEX - IEX Stock Forecast, Price & News

$210.64

+5.55 (+2.71%)

(As of 10/4/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $207.64
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$210.76
50-Day Range: $198.53
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$217.63
52-Week Range: $172.18
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$240.33

Volume: 544,188 shs
Average Volume: 436,833 shs
Market Capitalization: $15.90 billion

P/E Ratio: 31.44
Dividend Yield: 1.17%
Price Target: $218.91

IDEX MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.55 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 3.9% Upside
$218.91 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.23% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -1.80
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.36
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.68%
From $7.94 to $8.47 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.25 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

101st out of 186 stocks

Pumps & Pumping Equipment Industry

6th out of 7 stocks

2.3

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
IDEX has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $218.91, IDEX has a forecasted upside of 3.9% from its current price of $210.64.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
IDEX has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.23% 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 2.3, 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 5.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
IDEX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
IDEX has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of IDEX is 35.82%. 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 28.34% next year. This indicates that IDEX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.6

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
IDEX has received a 43.19% net impact score from Upright. Idex seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Physical diseases", and "Societal infrastructure". The positive contribution in the "Physical diseases" impact category is mostly driven by its "Firefighting nozzles", "Firefighting hoses", and "Portable fire pumps" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for IDEX is -1.80.

2.4

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
IDEX has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for IDEX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
1 people have searched for IEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
4 people have added IDEX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, IDEX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.50% of the stock of IDEX is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
96.52% of the stock of IDEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for IDEX are expected to grow by 6.68% in the coming year, from $7.94 to $8.47 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of IDEX is 31.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.64.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of IDEX is 31.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 24.36.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
IDEX has a PEG Ratio of 2.10. 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 5.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About IDEX (NYSE:IEX) Stock

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, small volume provers, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems, as well as offers flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural, and energy industries. The HST segment designs, produces, and distributes precision fluidics, rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, roll compaction and drying systems, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, high performance molded and extruded sealing components, custom mechanical and shaft seals, engineered hygienic mixers and valves, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors and blowers, optical components and coatings, laboratory and commercial equipment, precision photonic solutions, and precision gear and peristaltic pump technologies. This segment serves food and beverage, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, cosmetics, marine, chemical, wastewater and water treatment, life sciences, research, and defense markets. The FSDP segment designs, produces, and distributes firefighting pumps, valves and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags, and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry; engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices for various industrial and commercial applications; and precision equipment for dispensing, metering, and mixing colorants and paints used in retail and commercial businesses. IDEX Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

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IEX Stock News Headlines

October 4, 2022 | streetinsider.com

InvestorNewsBreaks – Ideanomics Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEX) Subsidiary Announced new B2B contracts for Electric Tractors - StreetInsider.com

October 4, 2022 | benzinga.com

Why Ideanomics Stock Is Popping Off Today

October 3, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Enerpac (EPAC) Exhibits Strong Prospects Despite Headwinds - Nasdaq

September 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX (IEX) Rallies 10.4% in 3 Months: What's Driving It?

September 27, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

IDEX Co. (NYSE:IEX) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

September 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX Corporation to Webcast Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Call - Yahoo Finance

September 26, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX Corporation to Webcast Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Call

September 22, 2022 | businesswire.com

IDEX Corporation Appoints Katrina L. Helmkamp as Non-Executive Chair; William M. Cook to Retire - Business Wire

September 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX Corporation Appoints Katrina L. Helmkamp as Non-Executive Chair; William M. Cook to Retire

September 21, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Sentry enterprises chooses IDEX Biometrics to launch biometric smart card for digital aut - Seeking Alpha

September 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX Biometrics and Sentry Enterprises to launch biometric smart card for digital authentication - Yahoo Finance

September 21, 2022 | globenewswire.com

IDEX Biometrics and Sentry Enterprises to launch biometric smart card for digital authentication - GlobeNewswire

September 20, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

IDEX Corporation Stock: Great Performance, But Fairly Valued - Seeking Alpha

September 19, 2022 | streetinsider.com

InvestorNewsBreaks – Ideanomics Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEX) Expands into Seven New States with Additional Dealer Partnerships - StreetInsider.com

September 19, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ideanomics adds new dealers for Solectrac e-tractors (NASDAQ:IDEX) - Seeking Alpha

September 19, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Ideanomics gets new finance chief (NASDAQ:IDEX) - Seeking Alpha

September 18, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

IDEX Stock: Value Creator At Work (NYSE:IEX) - Seeking Alpha

September 18, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

IDEX: Value Creator At Work

September 15, 2022 | streetinsider.com

InvestorNewsBreaks – Ideanomics Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEX), ABC Companies Partner to Expand Distribution of Exclusive WAVE Wireless Charging Solutions - StreetInsider.com

September 14, 2022 | benzinga.com

Ideanomics (NASDAQ:IDEX) – Ideanomics and ABC Companies to Accelerate the Deployment of WAVE Wireless Cha - Benzinga

September 14, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Estimating The Fair Value Of IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) - Nasdaq

September 14, 2022 | nasdaq.com

IDEX (IEX) Inks Deal to Acquire Netherlands-Based Muon Group - Nasdaq

September 14, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

IDEX (IEX) Inks Deal to Acquire Netherlands-Based Muon Group

September 13, 2022 | streetinsider.com

Form 8-K IDEX CORP /DE/ For: Sep 13 - StreetInsider.com

September 13, 2022 | businesswire.com

IDEX Corporation's Capital Deployment Continues with Agreement to Acquire Muon Group, a Leader in Precision Tech Manufacturing, for €700 million - Business Wire

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IEX Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend: 7/14/2022
Last Earnings: 7/26/2022
Dividend Payable: 7/29/2022
Today: 10/04/2022
Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/13/2022
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/25/2022
Dividend Payable: 10/28/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Pumps & pumping equipment
Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery
Sector: Industrial Products
Current Symbol: NYSE:IEX
CUSIP: 45167R10
CIK: 832101
Web: www.idexcorp.com
Phone: (847) 498-7070
Fax: 847-498-3940
Employees: 7,536
Year Founded: 1987

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $218.91
High Stock Price Forecast: $254.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $188.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +3.9%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $6.70
Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.44
Forward P/E Ratio: 26.53
P/E Growth: 2.1
Net Income: $449.40 million
Net Margins: 17.24%
Pretax Margin: 22.25%
Return on Equity: 19.50%
Return on Assets: 11.11%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.43
Current Ratio: 3.02
Quick Ratio: 2.13

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.76 billion
Price / Sales: 5.75
Cash Flow: $8.13 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 25.92
Book Value: $36.87 per share
Price / Book: 5.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 75,476,000
Free Float: 75,099,000
Market Cap: $15.90 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.99

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Key Executives

Mr. Eric D. Ashleman (Age 55)
CEO, Pres & Director
Comp: $2.55M

Mr. William K. Grogan (Age 43)
CFO & Sr. VP
Comp: $1.33M

Ms. Melissa S. Flores (Age 39)
Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer
Comp: $781.79k

Ms. Allison S. Lausas (Age 42)
VP & Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Abigail Roche
VP, Chief Compliance Officer & Associate Gen. Counsel

Ms. Lisa M. Anderson
Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.

Mark Spencer
VP of Global Communications

Ms. Roopa Unnikrishnan
Sr. VP of Strategy & Corp. Devel.

Mr. Uwe Kirchner
Group Exec. of Fire, Safety & Diversified

Mr. Rajesh Prasad
Group Exec. of Emerging Markets

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Insiders & Institutions

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IEX Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell IDEX stock right now?: 11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for IDEX in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" IEX shares.
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What is IDEX's stock price forecast for 2022?: 11 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for IDEX's stock. Their IEX share price forecasts range from $188.00 to $254.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $218.91 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.9% from the stock's current price.
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How have IEX shares performed in 2022?: IDEX's stock was trading at $236.32 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IEX stock has decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $210.64.
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When is IDEX's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 25th 2022.
View our IEX earnings forecast.
How can I listen to IDEX's earnings call?: IDEX will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 26th at 10:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 201-612-7415 with passcode "13724805".
How were IDEX's earnings last quarter?: IDEX Co. (NYSE:IEX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 26th. The industrial products company reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.12. The industrial products company earned $796.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $766.69 million. IDEX had a net margin of 17.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.50%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.61 earnings per share.
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How often does IDEX pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for IDEX?: IDEX declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 14th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share on Friday, October 28th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 13th.
Read our dividend analysis for IEX.
Is IDEX a good dividend stock?: IDEX (NYSE:IEX) pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.17%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 35.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, IEX will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.34% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for IEX.

What guidance has IDEX issued on next quarter's earnings?: IDEX issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.98-$2.03 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $1.91. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
What is Eric D. Ashleman's approval rating as IDEX's CEO?: 8 employees have rated IDEX Chief Executive Officer Eric D. Ashleman on Glassdoor.com. Eric D. Ashleman has an approval rating of -100% among the company's employees. This puts Eric D. Ashleman in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of IDEX own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other IDEX investors own include CA (CA), Honeywell International (HON), BlackRock (BLK), CVS Health (CVS), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY).
What is IDEX's stock symbol?: IDEX trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "IEX."
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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is IDEX's stock price today?: One share of IEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $210.64.
How much money does IDEX make?: IDEX (NYSE:IEX) has a market capitalization of $15.90 billion and generates $2.76 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $449.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.70 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does IDEX have?: The company employs 7,536 workers across the globe.
Does IDEX have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of IDEX: ABEL 1 LLC, ADS Corp., ADS Environmental Services Pty Limited, ADS Environmental Technologies Inc., ADS LLC, AEGIS Flow Technologies, AEGIS Flow Technologies L.L.C., AIRTECH Europe GmbH, AWG, AWG Fittings GmbH, Abel Equipos S.A., Abel GmbH, Abel Pumps, Abel Pumps LP, Advanced Flow Solutions Inc., Advanced Thin Films, Advanced Thin Films Inc., AirTech Group Inc, AirTech Holdings LLC, AirTech-Pump Holdings Corp., AirTech-Valve Holdings Corp., Airtech Europe Spain S.L., Airtech Group, Akron Brass, Akron Brass Company, Alfa Valvole, Alfa Valvole S.r.l., Band-It Company Limited, Band-It-IDEX Inc., Banjo Corporation, Banjo Europe S.r.l., BarbIDEX International SRL, CIDRA Precision Services, CVI Laser LLC, CVI Laser Limited, CVI Melles Griot, ERC, Eastern Plastics, FAST & Fluid Management S.r.l., FTL Seals Technology Limited, Fast & Fluid Management B.V., Fast and Fluid Management Australia Pty. Ltd., Flow Management Devices, Flow Management Devices LLC, Fluid Management Canada Inc., Fluid Management Inc., Fluid Management Operations Inc., Gast Group Ltd, Gast Manufacturing Inc., Godiva Limited, Godiva Products Limited, Hale Products Europe Limited, Hale Products Inc., Harden Autotech (Shenzen) Co. Ltd, Hurst Jaws of Life Inc., IDEX Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., IDEX Dinglee Technology (Tianjin) Co. Ltd., IDEX Europe GmbH, IDEX Health & Science KK, IDEX Health & Science LLC, IDEX Holdings GmbH, IDEX Holdings Inc., IDEX India Private Limited, IDEX Italy S.r.l., IDEX Japan GK, IDEX Korea Ltd, IDEX Leasing GmbH, IDEX MPT Inc., IDEX Mexico S.A. de C.V., IDEX Middle East FZE, IDEX Optical Technologies B.V., IDEX Pump Technologies (Ireland) Limited, IDEX SAS, IDEX Service Corp., IDEX Sourcing Corporation, IDEX Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., IDEX Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd, IDEX UK Investment Ltd, IDEX UK Ltd., IDEX do Brasil Servicos e Vendas Ltda., IETG, Isolation Technologies, KNIGHT LLC, KVT-Koenig Holding Limited, Knight (Canada) Limited, Knight Inc., Knight UK Ltd, LUKAS Hydraulik GmbH, Liquid Controls, Liquid Controls Holdings LLC, Matcon, Matcon (R&D) Limited, Matcon Group Limited, Matcon Limited, Melles Griot GmbH, Microfluidics, Microfluidics International Corporation, Micropump Inc., Nova Technologies, Nova Technologies Corporation, Novotema, Novotema S.p.A, OBL, PP AWG GmbH, PPE International LLC, PPE LLC, Precision Photonics, Precision Polymer Engineering Limited, Pulsafeeder Inc., Quadro Engineering Corp., Richter Chemie-Technik, Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH, Richter EP (Nanjing) Co. Ltd., Richter Pumps & Valves Inc., Roplan Ltd, Roplan Machinery (Ningbo) Co. Ltd., Roplan Sales (Ningbo) Co. Ltd., Roplan Sales AB, Roplan Sales Inc., S.A.M.P.I. S.p.A., SFC KOENIG, SFC KOENIG Flow Control (Suzhou) Co. Limited, SFC Koenig AG, SFC Koenig Beteilgungs GmbH, SFC Koenig GmbH, SFC Koenig LLC, Scivex, Seals Limited, Semrock, Steridose Sales AB, The Fitzpatrick Company, The Harden Corporation, Toptech Systems, Toptech Systems Inc., Toptech Systems NV, Trebor International Inc., US Valve Corporation, Velcora, Velcora Holding AB, Vetter GmbH, Viking Pump Inc., Viking Pump of Canada Inc., Warren Rupp Inc., Wright Flow Technologies Limited, XAM Swiss Holding I GmbH, iPEK, iPEK International GmbH, iPEK Spezial TV GmbH, thinXXS Microtechnology, and thinXXS Microtechnology AG.
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How can I contact IDEX?: IDEX's mailing address is 1925 WEST FIELD COURT SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045. The official website for the company is www.idexcorp.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (847) 498-7070, via email at hmitts@idexcorp.com, or via fax at 847-498-3940.

This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 10/5/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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IDEX - IEX Stock Forecast, Price & News

IDEX MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

Environmental Sustainability

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

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