IDEX (NYSE:IEX) vs. Productivt Tech (OTCMKTS:PRAC) Head to Head Comparison

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) and Productivt Tech (OTCMKTS:PRAC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares IDEX and Productivt Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDEX	13.97%	15.20%	8.73%
Productivt Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Productivt Tech pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 644.4%. IDEX pays out 44.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

IDEX has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Productivt Tech has a beta of 952.85, suggesting that its share price is 95,185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Productivt Tech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for IDEX and Productivt Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX	0	2	5	0	2.71
Productivt Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

IDEX currently has a consensus price target of $196.86, indicating a potential upside of 9.24%. Given IDEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe IDEX is more favorable than Productivt Tech.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares IDEX and Productivt Tech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDEX	$3.27 billion	4.13	$505.00 million	$6.32	28.51
Productivt Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

IDEX has higher revenue and earnings than Productivt Tech.

Summary

IDEX beats Productivt Tech on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. The HST segment designs, produces, and distributes precision fluidics positive displacement pumps, powder and liquid processing technologies, drying systems, micro-precision components, pneumatic components and sealing solutions, high performance molded and extruded sealing components, custom mechanical and shaft seals, engineered hygienic mixers and valves, biocompatible medical devices and implantables, air compressors and blowers, optical components and coatings, laboratory and commercial equipment, and precision photonic solutions. This segment serves food and beverage, life sciences, analytical instruments, pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, industrial, semiconductor, automotive/transportation, medical/dental, energy, cosmetics, marine, chemical, wastewater and water treatment, research and aerospace/defense markets. The FSDP segment designs, produces, and distributes firefighting pumps, valves and controls, rescue tools, lifting bags, and other components and systems for the fire and rescue industry; engineered stainless steel banding and clamping devices for various industrial and commercial applications; and precision equipment for dispensing, metering, and mixing colorants and paints used in retail and commercial businesses. IDEX Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.

About Productivt Tech

Productivity Technologies Corp., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automated industrial systems, industrial machinery and equipment, and custom electrical control panels. The company offers quick die change, press automation, flexible transfer, and stacking/destacking equipment used to automate automotive and other metal stamping operations. In addition, the company engages in the design, manufacture, and installation of custom electrical control panels primarily for use in production machinery and machine tools utilized in automotive, adhesive and sealant, food processing, and other industrial applications. It sells its products to automobile and automotive parts manufacturers, appliance manufacturers, and steel service centers, as well as manufacturers of lawn and garden equipment, office furniture, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and large construction equipment in the United States and internationally. Productivity Technologies Corp. was formerly known as Production Systems Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to Productivity Technologies Corp. in May 1996. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Fenton, Michigan. It has sales and engineering offices in Michigan, Germany, and China.