IDEX (IEX) Competitors $181.20 +0.04 (+0.02%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$181.16 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 05/22/2025 05:12 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. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, WWD, ITT, NDSN, and RBCShould 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 Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco Woodward ITT Nordson RBC Bearings 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IR or IEX? 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. Is IR or IEX a better dividend stock? 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IR or IEX? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngersoll RandOutperform Votes73961.74% Underperform Votes45838.26% IDEXOutperform Votes47658.77% Underperform Votes33441.23% Is IR or IEX more profitable? 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% Which has better earnings and valuation, IR or IEX? 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 RatioIngersoll Rand$7.28B4.50$838.60M$2.0240.20IDEX$3.28B4.17$505M$6.3128.72 Does the media prefer IR or IEX? 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 Which has more volatility and risk, IR or IEX? 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. Do analysts prefer IR or IEX? 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) 2.58IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryIngersoll Rand beats IDEX on 13 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricIDEXPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.69B$11.06B$7.65B$19.30BDividend Yield1.46%1.41%4.58%3.84%P/E Ratio27.2526.9823.2334.53Price / Sales4.172.9390.5134.83Price / Cash19.1819.5626.9417.51Price / Book3.623.303.974.69Net Income$505M$369.47M$807.24M$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IEXIDEX4.3956 of 5 stars$181.20+0.0%$212.50+17.3%-16.9%$13.69B$3.28B27.258,870Trending NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.9055 of 5 stars$84.21+6.2%$98.91+17.5%-15.7%$33.97B$7.28B40.8817,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.4065 of 5 stars$127.26+3.6%$146.88+15.4%-13.8%$30.97B$8.60B34.7717,800Positive NewsDOVDover4.6537 of 5 stars$183.36+4.1%$206.33+12.5%-4.1%$25.14B$7.73B9.4325,000Trending NewsSNASnap-on3.5581 of 5 stars$326.76+3.5%$350.83+7.4%+16.3%$17.09B$4.67B16.7612,900Trending NewsEx-DividendPNRPentair4.602 of 5 stars$98.13+5.0%$106.93+9.0%+16.1%$16.14B$4.08B26.2411,200Gap UpGGGGraco3.8821 of 5 stars$86.43+3.8%$93.00+7.6%+1.8%$14.45B$2.15B30.654,000WWDWoodward3.7127 of 5 stars$201.47+2.5%$195.00-3.2%+13.0%$11.96B$3.36B33.758,300Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.5519 of 5 stars$149.56+4.5%$161.86+8.2%+7.1%$11.77B$3.63B23.7410,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.4225 of 5 stars$203.00+5.4%$250.20+23.3%-19.4%$11.55B$2.67B25.837,330News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsRBCRBC Bearings2.1063 of 5 stars$364.74+4.4%$354.20-2.9%+22.2%$11.46B$1.61B50.103,550Earnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Competitors XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors WWD Competitors ITT Competitors NDSN Competitors RBC 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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