NASDAQ: IDXX

IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$698.55+26.51 (+3.9%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

IDEXX reported third-quarter results on 2 November, posting comparable earnings per share of $3.96 against an estimate of $3.73, on revenue of $1.21 billion, up 10.0% year over year, led by the Companion Animal Group and continued demand for diagnostic testing platforms. The company raised full-year revenue guidance to 10.1%-10.8%, with VetLab consumables and CAG revenues growing 16.1% and 11.3% respectively over the first nine months. Reaction to the report has been mixed among commentators, with one piece maintaining a buy rating on the diagnostics franchise while another flagged the stock as expensive following the move, alongside a downgrade.

IDXX closed at $698.55, up 3.9%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $541.78 and its 200-day average of $572.27, with the stock recently crossing above the latter. The GekkoIndex reads 33.7, placing it in the Distribution zone after a five-point change of -19.4. Price sits 33.7% above the Gekko Fair Value of $522.37.

The next earnings date falls on 1 February 2027, 88 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Over the last 90 days, Congressional activity shows 1 buy and 0 sales, and holdings include one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 6.1% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Analyst coverage from 9 firms shows 6 buy and 3 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $694.83, implying -0.5% versus the current price.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

IDEXX Laboratories price vs fair value

$698.55$522.37Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $698.55200-day averageGekko Fair Value $522.37

IDEXX Laboratories quick facts

Market cap
$55.04B
P/E ratio
38.7
Forward P/E
33.3
EPS, TTM
$17.34
Revenue, TTM
$4.55B
Profit margin
25%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.54
Volume
1.40M avg 692,399
1-year return
−3.4%
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%
50-day average
$541.78
200-day average
$572.27
Next earnings
Feb 1 before open
Shares outstanding
78.78M
52-week range
$500.61$769.98

IDEXX Laboratories swing-trade checklist

IDEXX Laboratories scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $698.55 sits between the 50-day ($541.78) and 200-day ($572.27) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexheadwind

    33.7, Distribution

    Reading 33.7 is in the Distribution zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    33.7% above

    Price is 33.7% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneysupportive

    Leans bullish

    Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 88 days

    Next report Feb 1, 2027, 88 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +6.1% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.1% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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IDEXX Laboratories stock chart and price history

IDEXX Laboratories closed at $698.55 on Nov 4, 2026, −3.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $500.61 to $769.98.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
IDEXX Laboratories share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$500$550$600$650$750DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct698.55

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+35.5%
3 months
+18.4%
6 months
+20.6%
1 year
−3.4%
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About IDEXX Laboratories

IDEXX Laboratories develops and sells diagnostic products and services used mainly by veterinary practices, along with buyers in livestock, poultry, dairy, and water testing. It is widely recognized for its veterinary diagnostics, including point-of-care instruments, consumables, and rapid assay kits used to test companion animals, alongside laboratory testing and consultation work, imaging tools, and practice management software for clinics.

The business is arranged into groups covering companion animal diagnostics, water quality testing, and livestock, poultry, and dairy health monitoring, with further offerings beyond these core areas. Its water testing line includes tests such as Colilert, Colilert-18, Colisure, Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max, Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray, used to check for contaminants like coliforms and E. coli. IDEXX also makes instruments for blood gas and electrolyte analysis, chemistry and hematology testing, and SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests, reaching both veterinary and human diagnostic customers, including independent clinics and larger veterinary groups. Sales run through its own marketing, service, and technical teams, as well as outside distributors and resellers.

Founded in 1983, IDEXX Laboratories is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker IDXX.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Medical specialties
Website
idexx.com

IDEXX Laboratories GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

IDEXX Laboratories’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 33.7, in the Distribution zone, down 19.4 points over five sessions.

010033.7Distribution

Down 19.4 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying34+0.1%−0.1%+1.7%+2.2%
Accumulation280+0.2%+0.4%0.0%+0.4%
Neutral347+0.1%+0.1%+0.3%+0.4%
Distribution (current zone)35−0.1%+1.3%+2.1%+1.2%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average IDXX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →

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Is IDEXX Laboratories stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

IDEXX Laboratories trades 33.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $522.37, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what IDEXX Laboratories shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$522.37

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

33.7% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 20.8% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$522$672Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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IDEXX Laboratories insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for IDEXX Laboratories, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for IDXX in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.

MemberTypeAmountDisclosed
Ro Khanna
House, CA, purchase
Purchase$1,001 - $15,000Oct 9
traded Sep 25

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Buybacks

IDEXX Laboratories has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
$346.8M
As a share of market cap
0.63%
Trailing four quarters
$1.18B

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold IDXX.

0added1opened1trimmed0sold out
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IDEXX Laboratories earnings: next date and track record

IDEXX Laboratories reports on Feb 1, 2027, before the open (88 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.

8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.9%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+10.2%Feb ’25+9.1%May ’25+19.9%Aug ’25+14.7%Nov ’25−5.7%Feb ’26+2.9%May ’26+3.0%Aug ’26+21.9%Nov ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Nov 2, 2026$3.96
est $3.73
+6.2%$1.21B
est $1.19B
+1.9%+21.9%
Aug 4, 2026$4.27
est $3.95
+8.1%$1.22B
est $1.20B
+1.4%+3.0%
May 5, 2026$3.47
est $3.41
+1.8%$1.14B
est $1.12B
+2.0%+2.9%
Feb 2, 2026$3.08
est $2.94
+4.8%$1.09B
est $1.07B
+1.7%−5.7%
Nov 3, 2025$3.40
est $3.14
+8.3%$1.11B
est $1.07B
+3.0%+14.7%
Aug 4, 2025$3.63
est $3.28
+10.7%$1.11B
est $1.06B
+4.4%+19.9%
May 1, 2025$2.96
est $2.85
+3.9%$998.4M
est $997.1M
+0.1%+9.1%
Feb 3, 2025$2.62
est $2.39
+9.6%$954.3M
est $935.1M
+2.0%+10.2%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

IDEXX Laboratories stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for IDEXX Laboratories is $694.83, −0.5% from the last close, from 9 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$694.83consensus 12-month target, −0.5% from the last close
Low $665High $810
Buy6
Hold3
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 9 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 3Stifel NicolausBuy, maintained$700+0.2%
Nov 3JefferiesBuy, reiterated$770+10.2%
Nov 3UBSHold, reiterated$700+0.2%
Nov 3Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$810+16.0%
Nov 2Morgan StanleyBuy, maintained$805+15.2%
+2.1%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+6.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

IDEXX Laboratories seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, IDEXX Laboratories averaged +6.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−8.3%2021+13.6%2022+22.7%2023+4.2%2024+0.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+3.8%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.5%3 of 5
Next 15 trading days+4.8%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+6.1%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+5.9%3 of 5

For scale, IDXX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.

IDEXX Laboratories market cap and key statistics

IDEXX Laboratories’s market cap is $55.04B, with a P/E ratio of 38.7 and revenue of $4.55B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$55.04B
P/E ratio
38.7
Forward P/E
33.3
EPS, TTM
$17.34
Gekko Fair Value
$522.37

Trading

Volume
1.40M
Avg volume, 20 days
692,399
52-week high
$769.98
52-week low
$500.61
Shares outstanding
78.78M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.55B
Profit margin
25%
Return on equity
74.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+17.6%

Risk and income

Beta
1.54
Typical daily move
±3.7%
Typical 20-day move
±5.1%

IDEXX Laboratories stock news this week

Coverage of IDEXX Laboratories this week reads positive: 12 positive, 5 neutral and 0 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

IDEXX Laboratories peers

IDEXX Laboratories’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific−0.3%Neutral14.5% above
ABTAbbott Laboratories+2.5%Distribution8.0% below
ISRGIntuitive Surgical+5.0%Distribution30.4% above
DHRDanaher−0.2%Neutral3.6% above
MDTMedtronic+4.8%Neutral16.0% below
SYKStryker+3.6%Distribution6.5% above

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Reporting earnings this week

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IDEXX Laboratories stock FAQ

What is IDEXX Laboratories’s market cap?

IDEXX Laboratories’s market cap is $55.04B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $698.55, with 78.78M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 38.7.

What is the IDEXX Laboratories stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for IDEXX Laboratories is $694.83, −0.5% from the last close. Of the 9 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is IDEXX Laboratories stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate IDEXX Laboratories is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $698.55 is 33.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $522.37. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does IDEXX Laboratories report earnings next?

IDEXX Laboratories is expected to report on Feb 1, 2027, before the market opens (88 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.36 per share on revenue of $1.18B. IDEXX Laboratories beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.9% on average across the report.

What is IDEXX Laboratories’s 52-week high and low?

IDEXX Laboratories’s 52-week high is $769.98 and its 52-week low is $500.61; it closed at $698.55 on Nov 4, 2026, −3.4% over the past year.

Is IDEXX Laboratories stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

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