Analysts Set IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) PT at $244.00

Shares of IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $244.00.

A number of analysts have commented on IEX shares. Seaport Research Partners reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on IDEX from $250.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on IDEX from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $257.00 price objective on IDEX in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised IDEX from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th.

IDEX Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:IEX opened at $223.13 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $219.14 and its 200-day moving average price is $206.95. IDEX has a 52 week low of $157.25 and a 52 week high of $231.70. The company has a quick ratio of 2.40, a current ratio of 3.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $16.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.01, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 0.98.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $886.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $845.58 million. IDEX had a net margin of 14.38% and a return on equity of 15.29%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.75 earnings per share. IDEX has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.070-2.120 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.350-8.550 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that IDEX will post 8.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

IDEX Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th were paid a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 6th. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. IDEX’s payout ratio is currently 43.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling at IDEX

In other news, CEO Eric D. Ashleman sold 15,385 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.22, for a total transaction of $3,311,159.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 66,658 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,346,134.76. The trade was a 18.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IDEX

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of IDEX in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in IDEX during the first quarter valued at $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in IDEX by 104.1% during the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 149 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in IDEX by 41.1% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in IDEX in the second quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 97.96% of the company’s stock.

About IDEX

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.