IDEX (IEX) Competitors $179.75 +0.28 (+0.15%) Closing price 07/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.76 +0.01 (+0.00%) As of 08:02 AM 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 IDEX (NYSE:IEX) and Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, IEX or NDSN? IDEX has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IEX or NDSN? IDEX presently has a consensus target price of $214.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.26%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $254.86, suggesting a potential upside of 19.65%. Given Nordson's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nordson is more favorable than IDEX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is IEX or NDSN a better dividend stock? IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. IDEX pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 40.1% 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. IDEX has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IEX or NDSN? 98.0% of IDEX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, IEX or NDSN? IDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Nordson. Nordson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIDEX$3.27B4.15$505M$6.3128.49Nordson$2.69B4.47$467.28M$7.7827.38 Is IEX or NDSN more profitable? Nordson has a net margin of 16.51% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.60%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.10% beat IDEX's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IDEX14.60% 15.51% 8.91% Nordson 16.51%19.10%9.60% Does the media prefer IEX or NDSN? In the previous week, IDEX and IDEX both had 13 articles in the media. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat IDEX's score of 1.16 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IDEX 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nordson 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNordson beats IDEX on 11 of the 19 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$13.56B$12.73B$7.53B$20.62BDividend Yield1.58%23.76%4.55%3.68%P/E Ratio28.4930.7125.2027.27Price / Sales4.154.94104.9067.02Price / Cash17.5616.1427.4621.88Price / Book3.593.824.384.60Net Income$505M$521.16M$797.00M$995.22M7 Day Performance-3.09%-0.37%-0.18%-1.55%1 Month Performance2.23%8.74%5.39%4.38%1 Year Performance-14.61%23.29%26.96%8.12% IDEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IEXIDEX4.7045 of 5 stars$179.75+0.2%$214.38+19.3%-14.7%$13.56B$3.27B28.499,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.7214 of 5 stars$218.43-1.1%$252.00+15.4%-12.5%$12.34B$2.69B28.088,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastALLEAllegion4.5174 of 5 stars$148.54-0.2%$151.57+2.0%+14.1%$12.78B$3.77B20.8614,400Upcoming EarningsAMEAMETEK4.6525 of 5 stars$178.20-1.5%$197.30+10.7%+0.6%$41.14B$6.94B29.1721,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeDOVDover4.8147 of 5 stars$188.76-0.1%$208.58+10.5%-2.0%$25.88B$7.73B11.3724,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastENSEnersys4.833 of 5 stars$87.45-0.2%$117.50+34.4%-20.8%$3.43B$3.62B9.7110,858News CoveragePositive NewsEPACEnerpac Tool Group4.6433 of 5 stars$37.41-0.6%$53.00+41.7%-10.7%$2.02B$589.51M22.952,000News CoverageITTITT4.5117 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+10.4%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.6071 of 5 stars$257.72-0.8%$253.83-1.5%+1.3%$75.51B$15.90B22.6744,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMRCMRC Global3.2146 of 5 stars$13.15+2.8%$15.67+19.2%-4.9%$1.13B$2.95B-119.502,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.707 of 5 stars$131.06+0.1%$146.29+11.6%-7.8%$31.89B$8.60B35.2323,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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