IDEX Co. (NYSE:IEX – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for IDEX in a report issued on Wednesday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $2.28 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.27. The consensus estimate for IDEX’s current full-year earnings is $8.31 per share.
A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on IDEX from $260.00 to $256.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $255.00 price target on shares of IDEX in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Oppenheimer increased their price target on IDEX from $245.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Citigroup increased their price target on IDEX from $254.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 8th. Finally, StockNews.com raised IDEX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $250.71.
IDEX Price Performance
Shares of NYSE IEX opened at $196.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.84, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.96. IDEX has a 1-year low of $183.76 and a 1-year high of $246.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.37 and a quick ratio of 2.45. The business has a 50-day moving average of $211.78 and a 200-day moving average of $221.06.
IDEX (NYSE:IEX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.12. IDEX had a return on equity of 17.60% and a net margin of 17.89%. The company had revenue of $801.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $807.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.09 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
IDEX Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.69 per share. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 12th. IDEX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.32%.
Institutional Trading of IDEX
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IEX. Planned Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of IDEX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of IDEX during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of IDEX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. EdgeRock Capital LLC acquired a new stake in IDEX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in IDEX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 97.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About IDEX
IDEX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides applied solutions worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Fluid & Metering Technologies (FMT), Health & Science Technologies (HST), and Fire & Safety/Diversified Products (FSDP). The FMT segment designs, produces, and distributes positive displacement pumps, valves, small volume provers, flow meters, injectors, and other fluid-handling pump modules and systems, as well as flow monitoring and other services for the food, chemical, general industrial, water and wastewater, agricultural, and energy industries.
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