IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $228.2222.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of IDEX from $211.00 to $244.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on IDEX from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Citigroup upped their price target on IDEX from $202.00 to $243.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on IDEX in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of IDEX in a research note on Thursday, February 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IDEX

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of IEX. GoalVest Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IDEX during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of IDEX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Capital A Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of IDEX in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new stake in IDEX during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in IDEX by 61.0% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 198 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 97.96% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

IDEX Stock Performance

NYSE IEX opened at $207.48 on Monday. IDEX has a fifty-two week low of $153.36 and a fifty-two week high of $217.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.37, a PEG ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $193.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $175.85. 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $2.10 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $899.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $882.00 million. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.03% and a net margin of 13.98%.The business’s revenue was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. On average, equities analysts forecast that IDEX will post 8.26 earnings per share for the current year.

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.