IDEX (IEX) Competitors

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) and Graco (NYSE:GGG) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, IEX or GGG?

IDEX has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IEX or GGG?

IDEX received 72 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.40% of users gave Graco an outperform vote while only 58.77% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDEX	Outperform Votes 449 58.77%	Underperform Votes 315 41.23%
Graco	Outperform Votes 377 61.40%	Underperform Votes 237 38.60%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IEX or GGG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDEX	$3.18 billion	4.91	$586.90 million	$7.72	26.80
Graco	$2.14 billion	6.48	$460.64 million	$2.84	29.07

Do analysts rate IEX or GGG?

IDEX presently has a consensus target price of $236.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.17%. Graco has a consensus target price of $82.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.26%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDEX is more favorable than Graco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is IEX or GGG more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 22.44% compared to IDEX's net margin of 17.91%. Graco's return on equity of 26.12% beat IDEX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDEX	17.91%	21.14%	11.95%
Graco	22.44%	26.12%	19.65%

Does the media refer more to IEX or GGG?

In the previous week, Graco had 12 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Graco and 5 mentions for IDEX. Graco's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat IDEX's score of 0.69 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDEX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graco	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IEX or GGG?

96.6% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IEX or GGG a better dividend stock?

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. IDEX pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 33.1% 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.

Summary

IDEX and Graco tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.