IDEX (IEX) Competitors $227.95 -1.70 (-0.74%) (As of 04:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IEX vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, NDSN, SWK, ITT, and LECOShould 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), Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ITT (ITT), and Lincoln Electric (LECO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. IDEX vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco Nordson Stanley Black & Decker ITT Lincoln Electric Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $105.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.40%. IDEX has a consensus target price of $241.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.37%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IDEX is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor IR or IEX? In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than IDEX. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 13 mentions for IDEX. IDEX's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.75 indicating that IDEX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingersoll Rand 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IR or IEX more profitable? IDEX has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.72%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.92% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingersoll Rand11.72% 13.01% 7.77% IDEX 15.35%15.92%9.46% Which has more risk & volatility, 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 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand received 258 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.56% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngersoll RandOutperform Votes72761.56% Underperform Votes45438.44% IDEXOutperform Votes46958.70% Underperform Votes33041.30% Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$6.88B5.99$778.70M$2.0549.85IDEX$3.19B5.43$596.10M$6.4635.47 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 $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 42.7% 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryIngersoll Rand beats IDEX on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend names #1 stock of 2025The S&P has blown through more than 50 all-time highs since the year began... And a 50-year Wall Street legend has just issued an urgent BUY alert to his 1 million followers: "It's time to buy the #1 stock of 2025."To hear it for yourself, click here. You'll get this stock's name and ticker symbol, absolutely free 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 IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.35B$12.27B$10.20B$20.15BDividend Yield1.21%1.24%1.93%3.47%P/E Ratio35.4731.6823.0143.29Price / Sales5.433.415.0818.36Price / Cash22.4022.3017.2518.56Price / Book4.893.944.805.68Net Income$596.10M$329.12M$401.62M$985.83M7 Day Performance-0.61%0.93%0.00%-0.68%1 Month Performance0.27%2.79%2.44%1.23%1 Year Performance11.85%20.51%29.93%23.63% IDEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IEXIDEX4.0012 of 5 stars$227.95-0.7%$241.43+5.9%+12.1%$17.26B$3.19B35.298,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.6226 of 5 stars$102.230.0%$105.08+2.8%+39.9%$41.20B$6.88B49.8918,000Analyst ForecastXYLXylem4.9252 of 5 stars$129.55+2.5%$150.45+16.1%+21.6%$31.47B$7.36B37.442,300Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageDOVDover4.7606 of 5 stars$201.98+0.3%$209.90+3.9%+40.5%$27.71B$8.44B18.0225,000Analyst ForecastSNASnap-on4.5106 of 5 stars$353.78-1.1%$345.40-2.4%+27.5%$18.58B$4.73B18.412,700Insider TradePositive NewsPNRPentair4.7808 of 5 stars$107.66-0.4%$107.13-0.5%+60.6%$17.79B$4.10B27.0310,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGGGGraco4.0271 of 5 stars$90.62+1.2%$89.25-1.5%+9.4%$15.30B$2.20B31.634,000Dividend IncreasePositive NewsNDSNNordson4.8143 of 5 stars$254.40-0.1%$299.00+17.5%+6.8%$14.55B$2.63B30.997,900Positive NewsSWKStanley Black & Decker4.5825 of 5 stars$85.29+1.0%$102.29+19.9%-7.6%$13.15B$15.78B0.0050,500ITTITT4.004 of 5 stars$152.97-1.8%$161.88+5.8%+34.7%$12.47B$3.53B26.5210,600Analyst DowngradeLECOLincoln Electric3.9039 of 5 stars$208.71-0.6%$220.00+5.4%+0.6%$11.78B$4.19B25.0512,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Competitors XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors NDSN Competitors SWK Competitors ITT Competitors LECO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 12/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. 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