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After finishing at $185.18 in the prior trading day, Idex Corporation (NYSE: IEX) closed at $164.28, down -11.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$11.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.65 million shares were traded. IEX stock price reached its highest trading level at $177.835 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $163.16.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of IEX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.79 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.13 and its Current Ratio is at 3.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
On February 08, 2024, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $215 to $265.
On October 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $200.Exane BNP Paribas initiated its Neutral rating on October 05, 2023, with a $200 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 05 ’25 when Mahendra Akhil sold 250 shares for $180.89 per share. The transaction valued at 45,222 led to the insider holds 5,035 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, IEX now has a Market Capitalization of 12410466304 and an Enterprise Value of 13681640448. As of this moment, Idex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.71 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.095 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.192.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for IEX is 1.04, which has changed by -0.16307503 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, IEX has reached a high of $238.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $153.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 656.22K shares per day over the past 3-months and 760960 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 75.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 75.38M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.70% stake in the company. Shares short for IEX as of 1752537600 were 2596772 with a Short Ratio of 3.96, compared to 1749772800 on 1952339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2596772 and a Short% of Float of 3.92.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, IEX’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.8, compared to 2.80 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015120423The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.14. The current Payout Ratio is 41.48% for IEX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-11. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-05-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
