IDEX (IEX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

IDEX Corporation is an industrial manufacturing company headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois. The company designs and produces engineered products and technologies used to move, control, measure and apply fluids, as well as equipment used in fire and safety applications.

IDEX operates through businesses serving fluid and metering technologies, health and science technologies, and fire and safety markets. Its products include pumps, valves, flow meters, compressors, dispensing equipment, precision fluidics components and systems, fire pumps, rescue tools and other specialized equipment.

The company serves a broad range of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, water and wastewater, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, agriculture, industrial manufacturing and municipal fire protection. IDEX sells its products globally through direct sales organizations, distributors and original equipment manufacturers. Founded in 1987, the company has expanded its portfolio primarily through the development and acquisition of specialized industrial businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $233.32 to $235.92
• 50-Day Range: $221.38 to $240.42
• 52-Week Range: $160.60 to $243.80
• Volume: 708,581 shs
• Average Volume: 670,828 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.86
• Dividend Yield: 1.24%
• Price Target: $261.09
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

IDEX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

IDEX scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 188th out of 650 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

IDEX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

IDEX has a consensus price target of $261.09, representing about 11.0% upside from its current price of $235.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

IDEX has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for IDEX are expected to grow by 9.17% in the coming year, from $8.83 to $9.64 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of IDEX is 33.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of IDEX is 33.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

IDEX has a PEG Ratio of 2.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

IDEX has a P/B Ratio of 4.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.43% of the float of IDEX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

IDEX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in IDEX has recently increased by 20.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

IDEX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

IDEX has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of IDEX is 42.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, IDEX will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.29% next year. This indicates that IDEX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

IDEX has a news sentiment score of 0.71. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for IDEX this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for IEX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, IDEX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $91,857.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% of the stock of IDEX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.96% of the stock of IDEX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/24 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/24 Dividend: 7/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IEX
• CIK: 832101
• Web: www.idexcorp.com
• Phone: (847) 498-7070
• Fax: 847-498-3940
• Employees: 8,700
• Year Founded: 1988

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for IDEX: $261.09
• High Price Target: $285.00
• Low Price Target: $214.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.65
• P/E Growth: 2.64
• Net Income: $483.20 million
• Net Margins: 14.49%
• Pretax Margin: 19.00%
• Return on Equity: 15.69%
• Return on Assets: 9.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 3.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.02
• Cash Flow: $10.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.65
• Book Value: $53.79 per share
• Price / Book: 4.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,720,000
• Free Float: 73,351,000
• Market Cap: $17.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.97