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調査速報:CFRAはIex株に対する「ホールド」の見解を改めて表明

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-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。第1四半期決算発表後、12ヶ月目標株価を220ドルから235ドルに引き上げます。これは、2027年のEPS見通し9.04ドル(従来予想8.99ドルから上方修正、2026年のEPS見通しは8.28ドルから8.50ドルに修正)の26倍に相当します。IEXは第1四半期に好調な業績を上げ、営業利益は前年同期比14%増の2.00ドルとなり、市場予想を0.23ドル上回りました。これは、ヘルスケア・サイエンステクノロジー分野の目覚ましい業績に牽引されたものです。オーガニック売上高成長率は、第4四半期の1%から前年同期比5%に加速し、受注額は過去最高の9億8,800万ドル(前年同期比10%増)に達し、需要の拡大を示しています。ヘルス&サイエンステック部門が明確な成長エンジンとなり、11%のオーガニック売上高成長と100bpの調整後EBITDAマージン拡大による26.6%を達成しました。この好調は、AI主導のデータセンター電源ソリューション、半導体アプリケーション、宇宙・防衛市場への需要によって支えられました。粗利益率は40bps低下したものの、調整後EBITDAマージンは50bps拡大して26%となり、当社の80/20イニシアチブが勢いを増していることを示唆しています。全体として、第1四半期の業績は好調で、当社の年間成長見通しの上方修正に貢献しました。

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