IDEX (IEX) Competitors $159.75 -2.09 (-1.29%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$164.45 +4.70 (+2.94%) As of 06:08 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IEX vs. NDSN, ALLE, AME, DOV, ENS, EPAC, ITT, ITW, MRC, and XYLShould you be buying IDEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDEX include Nordson (NDSN), Allegion (ALLE), AMETEK (AME), Dover (DOV), Enersys (ENS), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), MRC Global (MRC), and Xylem (XYL). IDEX vs. Its Competitors Nordson Allegion AMETEK Dover Enersys Enerpac Tool Group ITT Illinois Tool Works MRC Global Xylem Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, NDSN or IEX? Nordson has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NDSN or IEX a better dividend stock? Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Nordson pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years and IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do analysts rate NDSN or IEX? Nordson presently has a consensus price target of $254.86, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. IDEX has a consensus price target of $205.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.48%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDEX is more favorable than Nordson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is NDSN or IEX more profitable? Nordson has a net margin of 16.51% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.05%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.10% beat IDEX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nordson16.51% 19.10% 9.60% IDEX 14.05%15.16%8.60% Do institutionals and insiders believe in NDSN or IEX? 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer NDSN or IEX? In the previous week, IDEX had 29 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for IDEX and 9 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat IDEX's score of 0.54 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nordson 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, NDSN or IEX? IDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Nordson. IDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNordson$2.69B4.44$467.28M$7.7827.14IDEX$3.27B3.68$505M$6.1925.81 SummaryNordson beats IDEX on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IDEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IEX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIDEXMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.18B$12.87B$7.58B$20.65BDividend Yield1.75%23.77%4.56%3.66%P/E Ratio25.8120.1124.8529.39Price / Sales3.684.3898.4462.52Price / Cash15.8316.6428.3223.31Price / Book3.003.924.324.37Net Income$505M$524.02M$795.91M$996.36M7 Day Performance-2.82%-0.35%-0.26%-0.17%1 Month Performance-11.86%2.36%1.67%-0.70%1 Year Performance-16.85%41.99%33.87%15.60% IDEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IEXIDEX4.9756 of 5 stars$159.75-1.3%$205.25+28.5%-15.7%$12.18B$3.27B25.819,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNDSNNordson4.7799 of 5 stars$212.46+1.5%$254.86+20.0%-8.9%$12.01B$2.70B27.318,000Positive NewsALLEAllegion4.7639 of 5 stars$166.85+1.0%$165.88-0.6%+29.4%$14.32B$3.88B23.1714,400AMEAMETEK4.7261 of 5 stars$184.31+1.1%$200.91+9.0%+19.5%$42.55B$6.98B29.6821,500Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOVDover4.7932 of 5 stars$176.09+0.6%$213.92+21.5%+2.5%$24.15B$7.75B10.6224,000ENSEnersys4.8351 of 5 stars$91.09+2.1%$117.50+29.0%-6.1%$3.57B$3.62B10.1110,858Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEPACEnerpac Tool Group4.0096 of 5 stars$38.32+2.2%$53.00+38.3%+4.7%$2.07B$608.10M23.512,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.2462 of 5 stars$166.88+1.7%$179.22+7.4%+32.8%$13.13B$3.70B26.2411,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITWIllinois Tool Works4.5557 of 5 stars$253.56+0.5%$259.33+2.3%+7.0%$74.29B$15.79B22.2244,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastMRCMRC Global3.3451 of 5 stars$13.97+0.7%$15.33+9.8%+10.5%$1.20B$3.01B-126.952,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportXYLXylem4.2063 of 5 stars$143.89+1.2%$151.14+5.0%+13.7%$35.02B$8.56B37.3723,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NDSN Competitors ALLE Competitors AME Competitors DOV Competitors ENS Competitors EPAC Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors MRC Competitors XYL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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