Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for IBKR Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimate for Interactive Brokers Group from $0.42 to $0.44, while the consensus full-year earnings estimate stands at $7.46 per share.
• Goldman Sachs and Barclays have both raised their price targets for the stock, with Barclays setting a new target of $73.00 and a rating of "overweight".
• The Interactive Brokers Group has declared a $0.08 dividend to be distributed on September 12th, representing an annualized yield of 0.5%.

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Interactive Brokers Group in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group's current full-year earnings is $7.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interactive Brokers Group's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on IBKR. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $53.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Barclays increased their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $65.00 to $73.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Wall Street Zen raised Interactive Brokers Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Citigroup increased their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $53.75 to $60.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $45.50 to $65.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $59.38.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

Shares of IBKR stock opened at $64.12 on Thursday. Interactive Brokers Group has a fifty-two week low of $28.40 and a fifty-two week high of $66.82. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $57.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.96. The company has a market capitalization of $108.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.04, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.22.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a return on equity of 4.92% and a net margin of 9.78%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.76 EPS.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 1st will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. Interactive Brokers Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 16.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Interactive Brokers Group

In other news, Vice Chairman Earl H. Nemser sold 39,786 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.38, for a total value of $2,640,994.68. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 360,114 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $23,904,367.32. This represents a 9.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.97% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Interactive Brokers Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IBKR. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter worth approximately $242,000. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 512.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 8,556 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,512,000 after acquiring an additional 7,159 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,219,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 39.8% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 186 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,281,882 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $226,470,000 after acquiring an additional 187,284 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.80% of the company's stock.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company engages in the execution, clearance, and settlement of trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.

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