Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for IDEX Earnings

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of IDEX in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.82. The consensus estimate for IDEX’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IDEX’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.20 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.39 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $10.16 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on IEX. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of IDEX from $200.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Argus upgraded shares of IDEX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted 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, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on IDEX from $202.00 to $243.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.22.

IDEX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE IEX opened at $209.06 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $196.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $177.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.54 billion, a PE ratio of 32.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.00. IDEX has a fifty-two week low of $153.36 and a fifty-two week high of $217.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a current ratio of 2.86.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $899.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $882.00 million. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 13.98%.IDEX’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.04 earnings per share. IDEX has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.780 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.35 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IEX. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its holdings in shares of IDEX by 193.6% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 2,364,312 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $382,049,000 after buying an additional 1,559,124 shares during the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its position in IDEX by 86.5% during the 4th quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 3,226,787 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $574,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,496,207 shares during the period. Dodge & Cox grew its stake in shares of IDEX by 266.7% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 1,262,550 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $224,658,000 after purchasing an additional 918,208 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of IDEX in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $162,788,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of IDEX by 293.6% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,063,763 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $189,286,000 after purchasing an additional 793,530 shares during the period. 97.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.