B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Increases Stake in IDEX Corporation $IEX

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG grew its stake in shares of IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) by 33.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 7,305 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in IDEX were worth $4,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in IDEX during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new stake in IDEX in the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of IDEX by 61.0% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in shares of IDEX during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of IDEX during the second quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 97.96% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on IEX. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on IDEX from $211.00 to $244.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on IDEX in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on IDEX from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Argus raised IDEX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $240.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.22.

IDEX Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of NYSE IEX opened at $197.80 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. IDEX Corporation has a 12-month low of $153.36 and a 12-month high of $217.15. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $198.70 and its 200-day moving average price is $178.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.98.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.06. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 13.98%.The company had revenue of $899.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $882.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.04 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts anticipate that IDEX Corporation will post 8.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.