Idex Corporation [IEX] stock is trading at $218.64, up 7.24%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The IEX shares have gain 6.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.87%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Idex Corporation [NYSE: IEX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 14, 2024, when Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Previously, Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy on February 08, 2024, and elevated its price target to $265. On October 05, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $200 on the stock. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold and decreased its price target to $188 on July 18, 2022. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $215 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 14, 2022. Cowen upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on March 09, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $220. In a note dated January 11, 2022, Bernstein initiated an Mkt Perform rating and provided a target price of $230 on this stock.
Idex Corporation [IEX] stock has fluctuated between $183.76 and $246.36 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $236.33 within the next 12 months. Idex Corporation [NYSE: IEX] shares were valued at $218.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.09% based on the average IEX price forecast.
Analyzing the IEX fundamentals
Idex Corporation [NYSE:IEX] reported sales of 3.19B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.60%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.54.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 210.09 points at the first support level, and at 201.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 223.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 227.64.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Idex Corporation’s Current Ratio is 2.97. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.11, while the Cash Ratio is 1.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.18, the price to book ratio is 4.54 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 33.83.
