IDEX (NYSE:IEX) Stock Price Expected to Rise, DA Davidson Analyst Says

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) had its price target raised by stock analysts at DA Davidson from $180.00 to $195.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the industrial products company’s stock. DA Davidson’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 7.72% from the company’s current price.

IEX has been the subject of several other reports. TD Cowen increased their price objective on IDEX from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of IDEX in a research note on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of IDEX from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of IDEX from $211.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of IDEX in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.22.

IDEX Stock Performance

IEX opened at $211.31 on Thursday. IDEX has a 1-year low of $153.36 and a 1-year high of $217.16. The company has a market cap of $15.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.97, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $186.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $173.27. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.06. IDEX had a net margin of 13.98% and a return on equity of 15.03%. The firm had revenue of $899.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $882.00 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.04 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. IDEX has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.780 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.35 EPS. On average, analysts expect that IDEX will post 8.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On IDEX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of IDEX by 3.4% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,646 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in IDEX by 8.9% in the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 11,901 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,089,000 after buying an additional 971 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in IDEX by 58.5% in the 2nd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 1,932 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 713 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in IDEX by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 27,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,758,000 after acquiring an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of IDEX by 199.1% during the second quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 7,910 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 5,265 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.96% of the company’s stock.

IDEX News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting IDEX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat and record AI-linked orders lifted sentiment — the market reacted strongly to the Q4 beat and management cited sizable AI/data-center demand driving outperformance. Why IDEX (IEX) Is Up 8.1% After Q4 Earnings Beat And Record AI-Linked Orders
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade from Argus to “buy” with a $240 price target signals increased upside expectations from sell-side research. IEX: Argus upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Industry/hedge-fund coverage is bullish — IEX is listed among top industrial machinery names to buy, with recent analyst coverage skewing to Buy. Attractive Sector Valuations Drive Interest Towards IDEX
• Positive Sentiment: The stock reached a new 52-week high on the strength of the earnings print and order commentary, underlining momentum in demand-sensitive end markets. IDEX Reaches New 52-Week High
• Neutral Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target (to $195) but maintained a “neutral” rating — shows some upward revaluation without a full conviction upgrade. DA Davidson raises price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed Q4 commentary and transcript available for investors to parse (useful for reading management tone on orders, margins, and capex). Q4 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed Q4 results and Q1 earnings guidance disappointed — management set Q1 guidance below some expectations, which prompted an intraday pullback after the initial rally. Shares slip as Q1 guidance disappoints

IDEX Company Profile

IDEX Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer specializing in the design, production and distribution of highly engineered fluidics systems, measurement technologies and safety solutions. The company’s core offerings include positive-displacement pumps, flow meters, valves, sampling systems and analytical instruments that serve a wide range of end markets such as water treatment, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, and life sciences. Through its focus on precision engineering and proprietary material science, IDEX delivers products designed for reliability in demanding applications.

Operations at IDEX are organized into three principal segments.