IDEX (IEX) Competitors $198.89 +1.31 (+0.66%) Closing price 02/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$197.44 -1.45 (-0.73%) As of 02/6/2025 07:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IEX vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, SWK, NDSN, ITT, and RBCShould you be buying IDEX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDEX include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Nordson (NDSN), ITT (ITT), and RBC Bearings (RBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. IDEX vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco Stanley Black & Decker Nordson ITT RBC Bearings Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) and IDEX (NYSE:IEX) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Which has higher earnings & valuation, IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than IDEX. IDEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngersoll Rand$7.16B5.19$778.70M$2.0544.97IDEX$3.27B4.60$596.10M$6.4630.79 Which has more volatility and risk, IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IR or IEX? 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is IR or IEX more profitable? IDEX has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.72%. IDEX's return on equity of 15.92% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ingersoll Rand11.72% 13.01% 7.77% IDEX 15.35%15.92%9.46% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand received 259 more outperform votes than IDEX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.64% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 58.85% of users gave IDEX an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIngersoll RandOutperform Votes73161.64% Underperform Votes45538.36% IDEXOutperform Votes47258.85% Underperform Votes33041.15% Does the media prefer IR or IEX? In the previous week, IDEX had 26 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for IDEX and 12 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat IDEX's score of 0.43 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingersoll Rand 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDEX 10 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate IR or IEX? Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus price target of $105.92, indicating a potential upside of 14.90%. IDEX has a consensus price target of $241.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDEX is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54IDEX 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is IR or IEX a better dividend stock? Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDEX pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryIngersoll Rand beats IDEX on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IDEX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IEX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IEX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIDEXPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.06B$11.79B$9.12B$20.29BDividend Yield1.23%1.30%2.10%3.69%P/E Ratio30.7930.2621.7243.77Price / Sales4.603.164.4115.78Price / Cash21.8721.9015.4718.00Price / Book4.253.614.705.90Net Income$596.10M$326.21M$413.11M$1.00B7 Day Performance-11.28%-2.75%-0.73%0.43%1 Month Performance-4.51%3.04%-0.76%2.50%1 Year Performance-10.58%8.59%33.65%19.20% IDEX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IEXIDEX4.585 of 5 stars$198.89+0.7%$241.00+21.2%-9.1%$15.06B$3.27B30.798,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIRIngersoll Rand4.2366 of 5 stars$92.73-1.1%$105.92+14.2%+10.7%$37.38B$6.88B45.2418,000Upcoming EarningsXYLXylem4.6239 of 5 stars$122.93-0.9%$150.50+22.4%+10.0%$29.84B$7.36B35.912,300Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.8031 of 5 stars$202.89-0.4%$218.91+7.9%+27.1%$27.86B$7.75B10.4425,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-on4.0041 of 5 stars$352.53-0.7%$347.40-1.5%+15.7%$18.51B$4.73B18.152,700Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPNRPentair4.7229 of 5 stars$102.92-0.7%$111.07+7.9%+33.9%$17.00B$4.10B25.7210,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.2024 of 5 stars$83.51-0.8%$91.50+9.6%-3.0%$14.10B$2.11B29.614,000Analyst RevisionSWKStanley Black & Decker4.4046 of 5 stars$85.18-3.3%$101.25+18.9%-3.7%$13.13B$15.78B-62.1950,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.9712 of 5 stars$217.10-1.4%$279.25+28.6%-15.1%$12.40B$2.69B26.778,000Positive NewsITTITT4.4584 of 5 stars$148.94-1.4%$167.13+12.2%+17.1%$12.14B$3.53B25.4210,600Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageRBCRBC Bearings2.1253 of 5 stars$369.56+6.0%$338.50-8.4%+32.8%$11.63B$1.56B50.845,302Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Competitors XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors SWK Competitors NDSN Competitors ITT Competitors RBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:IEX) was last updated on 2/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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