Zacks Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for IDEX

IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for IDEX in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.11 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.10. The consensus estimate for IDEX’s current full-year earnings is $8.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IDEX’s Q4 2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.46 EPS.

IDEX (NYSE:IEX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The industrial products company reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $886.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $845.58 million. IDEX had a return on equity of 15.29% and a net margin of 14.38%.IDEX’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. TD Cowen upped 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 research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of IDEX in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $242.00 price objective on shares of IDEX in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on IDEX in a research report on Friday, March 27th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $214.00 price objective for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $240.22.

IDEX Stock Up 1.4%

IDEX stock opened at $208.04 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $15.40 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 3.39. IDEX has a one year low of $157.25 and a one year high of $223.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $200.41 and a 200 day moving average of $191.87.

Institutional Trading of IDEX

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IEX. GoalVest Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in IDEX in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in IDEX in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in IDEX by 104.1% in the first quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 149 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased 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 worth $32,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC increased its position in IDEX by 41.1% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 199 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other IDEX news, CEO Eric D. Ashleman sold 15,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.22, for a total value of $3,311,159.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 66,658 shares in the company, valued at $14,346,134.76. This represents a 18.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

IDEX Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a $0.73 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. This is a positive change from IDEX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.71. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. IDEX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 42.01%.

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.