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$181.20 +0.04 (+0.02%)
Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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IEX vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, WWD, ITT, NDSN, and RBC

Should you be buying IDEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDEX include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), Woodward (WWD), ITT (ITT), Nordson (NDSN), and RBC Bearings (RBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

IDEX vs.

Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 45.0% 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. IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. IDEX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ingersoll Rand received 263 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.77% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes
739
61.74%
Underperform Votes
458
38.26%
IDEXOutperform Votes
476
58.77%
Underperform Votes
334
41.23%

IDEX has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. IDEX's return on equity of 16.08% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand11.59% 12.78% 7.45%
IDEX 15.45%16.08%9.39%

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. IDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ingersoll Rand$7.28B4.50$838.60M$2.0240.20
IDEX$3.28B4.17$505M$6.3128.72

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 13 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 18 mentions for IDEX. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat IDEX's score of 1.05 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand
22 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IDEX
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus target price of $98.91, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $212.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than IDEX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
IDEX
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats IDEX on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IEX vs. The Competition

MetricIDEXPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.69B$11.06B$7.65B$19.30B
Dividend Yield1.46%1.41%4.58%3.84%
P/E Ratio27.2526.9823.2334.53
Price / Sales4.172.9390.5134.83
Price / Cash19.1819.5626.9417.51
Price / Book3.623.303.974.69
Net Income$505M$369.47M$807.24M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-4.49%1.71%0.72%-1.74%
1 Month Performance8.72%18.79%11.06%7.51%
1 Year Performance-16.85%10.88%19.50%4.15%

IDEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IEX
IDEX
4.3956 of 5 stars
$181.20
+0.0%
$212.50
+17.3%
-16.9%$13.69B$3.28B27.258,870Trending News
IR
Ingersoll Rand
3.9055 of 5 stars
$84.21
+6.2%
$98.91
+17.5%
-15.7%$33.97B$7.28B40.8817,000Positive News
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
XYL
Xylem
4.4065 of 5 stars
$127.26
+3.6%
$146.88
+15.4%
-13.8%$30.97B$8.60B34.7717,800Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.6537 of 5 stars
$183.36
+4.1%
$206.33
+12.5%
-4.1%$25.14B$7.73B9.4325,000Trending News
SNA
Snap-on
3.5581 of 5 stars
$326.76
+3.5%
$350.83
+7.4%
+16.3%$17.09B$4.67B16.7612,900Trending News
Ex-Dividend
PNR
Pentair
4.602 of 5 stars
$98.13
+5.0%
$106.93
+9.0%
+16.1%$16.14B$4.08B26.2411,200Gap Up
GGG
Graco
3.8821 of 5 stars
$86.43
+3.8%
$93.00
+7.6%
+1.8%$14.45B$2.15B30.654,000
WWD
Woodward
3.7127 of 5 stars
$201.47
+2.5%
$195.00
-3.2%
+13.0%$11.96B$3.36B33.758,300Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.5519 of 5 stars
$149.56
+4.5%
$161.86
+8.2%
+7.1%$11.77B$3.63B23.7410,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NDSN
Nordson
4.4225 of 5 stars
$203.00
+5.4%
$250.20
+23.3%
-19.4%$11.55B$2.67B25.837,330News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
RBC
RBC Bearings
2.1063 of 5 stars
$364.74
+4.4%
$354.20
-2.9%
+22.2%$11.46B$1.61B50.103,550Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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