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NYSE:ICE

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$157.63 -0.94 (-0.59%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$157.52 -0.10 (-0.07%)
As of 05:23 PM Eastern
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About Intercontinental Exchange Stock (NYSE:ICE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$156.83
▼
$159.41
50-Day Range
$150.20
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$164.53
52-Week Range
$121.79
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$176.05
Volume
2.77 million shs
Average Volume
3.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$88.49 billion
P/E Ratio
22.26
Dividend Yield
1.32%
Price Target
$186.31
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) is a global operator of exchanges, clearinghouses, data services and technology platforms. The company owns and operates the New York Stock Exchange and other exchanges serving equity, options, futures and over-the-counter markets. Its marketplaces support trading in areas including energy, agricultural commodities, interest rates, currencies, equity indexes and individual stocks.

ICE also provides clearing and settlement services that help manage counterparty and transaction risk, along with market data, analytics, connectivity and other technology solutions for financial institutions and businesses. Through ICE Mortgage Technology, the company offers software and workflow tools used in residential mortgage origination, servicing and related processes.

Founded in 2000 by Jeffrey Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange expanded from an electronic energy marketplace into a diversified global financial markets and technology company. Its businesses serve customers across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Sprecher serves as the company’s chair and chief executive officer, while the New York Stock Exchange remains one of its best-known businesses.

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Intercontinental Exchange Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

ICE MarketRank™: 
4.745751460435 of 5 stars

Intercontinental Exchange scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Intercontinental Exchange has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus price target of $186.31, representing about 17.8% upside from its current price of $158.21.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Intercontinental Exchange has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Intercontinental Exchange's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Intercontinental Exchange are expected to grow by 9.04% in the coming year, from $8.19 to $8.93 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 22.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 22.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Intercontinental Exchange has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Intercontinental Exchange has a P/B Ratio of 3.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Intercontinental Exchange's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.25% of the float of Intercontinental Exchange has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Intercontinental Exchange has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Intercontinental Exchange has recently increased by 8.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Intercontinental Exchange pays a meaningful dividend of 1.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Intercontinental Exchange has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 29.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Intercontinental Exchange will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.29% next year. This indicates that Intercontinental Exchange will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Intercontinental Exchange's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Intercontinental Exchange has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Intercontinental Exchange this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    22 people have searched for ICE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Intercontinental Exchange to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Intercontinental Exchange insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,473,715.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.84% of the stock of Intercontinental Exchange is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.30% of the stock of Intercontinental Exchange is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Intercontinental Exchange's insider trading history.
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ICE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Intercontinental Exchange's stock was trading at $162.11 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, ICE stock has decreased by 2.4% and is now trading at $158.2090.

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.06. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Intercontinental Exchange shares split on Friday, November 4th 2016.The 5-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 12th 2016. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, November 3rd 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 500 shares after the split.

Intercontinental Exchange subsidiaries include Ellie Mae, Bridge2 Solutions, Simplifile, TMC Bonds, Chicago Stock Exchange, BondPoint, ICE Endex Holding B.V, and others.

Intercontinental Exchange's top institutional shareholders include Perpetual Ltd (0.27%), Ninety One UK Ltd (0.26%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.17%) and James Hambro & Partners LLP (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey C Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc, Benjamin Jackson, Mayur Kapani, Lynn C Martin, Andrew J Surdykowski, Warren Gardiner, William Jefferson Hague, Elizabeth Kathryn King, Stuart Glen Williams, Douglas Foley, Sharon Bowen, Christopher Scott Edmonds, Duriya M Farooqui, James W Namkung, Judith A Sprieser and Martha A Tirinnanzi.
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Shares of ICE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Intercontinental Exchange investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Block (XYZ), Visa (V), PayPal (PYPL), Alibaba Group (BABA), Tesla (TSLA) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/16/2026
Dividend Payable
9/30/2026
Today
10/21/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Capital Markets
Sub-Industry
Financial Exchanges & Data
Current Symbol
NYSE:ICE
CIK
1571949
Employees
12,844
Year Founded
2000

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$236.00
Low Price Target
$160.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.26
Forward P/E Ratio
19.25
P/E Growth
1.46
Net Income
$3.32 billion
Net Margins
30.08%
Pretax Margin
39.71%
Return on Equity
14.95%
Return on Assets
2.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.63
Current Ratio
1.01
Quick Ratio
1.01

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.43 billion
Price / Sales
6.59
Cash Flow
$9.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.26
Book Value
$50.81 per share
Price / Book
3.10

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
561,394,000
Free Float
556,678,000
Market Cap
$88.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.94

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This page (NYSE:ICE) was last updated on 10/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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