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IEX vs. NDSN, ALLE, AME, DOV, ENS, EPAC, ITT, ITW, MRC, and XYL

Should 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 (NASDAQ:NDSN) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, IDEX had 12 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for IDEX and 4 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat IDEX's score of 0.49 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nordson
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IDEX
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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 Ratio
Nordson$2.69B4.89$467.28M$7.9629.41
IDEX$3.27B3.85$505M$6.1926.99

Nordson currently has a consensus price target of $255.75, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. IDEX has a consensus price target of $201.71, suggesting a potential upside of 20.76%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
IDEX
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Nordson has a net margin of 16.34% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.05%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.45% beat IDEX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nordson16.34% 19.45% 9.55%
IDEX 14.05%15.16%8.60%

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Nordson pays out 41.2% 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.

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nordson beats IDEX on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IEX vs. The Competition

MetricIDEXMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.57B$13.32B$7.84B$22.13B
Dividend Yield1.70%24.40%4.57%3.55%
P/E Ratio26.9921.87303.6229.95
Price / Sales3.855.871,315.3472.61
Price / Cash16.3417.9028.1818.33
Price / Book3.334.444.964.65
Net Income$505M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance2.91%2.65%2.29%1.21%
1 Month Performance1.41%3.05%5.61%3.21%
1 Year Performance-20.87%27.48%30.93%14.02%

IDEX Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IEX
IDEX
4.9232 of 5 stars
$167.04
+0.0%
$201.71
+20.8%
-20.9%$12.57B$3.27B26.999,000
NDSN
Nordson
4.3719 of 5 stars
$227.35
+0.2%
$255.75
+12.5%
-7.4%$12.77B$2.69B28.568,000Positive News
ALLE
Allegion
4.5306 of 5 stars
$175.11
+0.1%
$170.25
-2.8%
+21.8%$15.03B$3.77B24.3214,400Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AME
AMETEK
4.8338 of 5 stars
$186.65
+0.1%
$205.00
+9.8%
+8.0%$43.11B$6.94B30.0621,500Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.9124 of 5 stars
$166.46
-0.9%
$213.92
+28.5%
-11.8%$22.83B$7.75B10.0424,000Analyst Forecast
ENS
Enersys
3.5263 of 5 stars
$111.18
-0.4%
$118.33
+6.4%
+14.1%$4.17B$3.62B12.6910,858
EPAC
Enerpac Tool Group
4.3081 of 5 stars
$40.50
+0.7%
$50.50
+24.7%
-3.1%$2.19B$589.51M24.852,000
ITT
ITT
4.3287 of 5 stars
$176.85
+0.0%
$188.11
+6.4%
+22.2%$13.79B$3.63B27.8111,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.3938 of 5 stars
$261.43
+0.1%
$260.67
-0.3%
+0.7%$76.21B$15.90B22.9144,000Positive News
MRC
MRC Global
2.3592 of 5 stars
$14.38
-1.7%
$16.00
+11.3%
+16.3%$1.22B$3.01B-59.912,600
XYL
Xylem
4.3859 of 5 stars
$143.86
+0.6%
$152.33
+5.9%
+12.4%$35.02B$8.56B37.3723,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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