Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.72 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Intercontinental Exchange's current full-year earnings is $6.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intercontinental Exchange's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.85 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.26 EPS.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group boosted their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $185.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $183.00 to $189.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $181.00 to $192.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $237.00 to $230.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Intercontinental Exchange from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $188.46.
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Intercontinental Exchange Stock Up 0.3%
Shares of ICE traded up $0.48 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $178.28. The company had a trading volume of 742,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,998,920. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 0.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $167.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.31. Intercontinental Exchange has a 52 week low of $131.79 and a 52 week high of $179.44. The company has a market capitalization of $102.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.12.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 12.95% and a net margin of 23.42%. The firm had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.44 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.48 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Intercontinental Exchange Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Intercontinental Exchange's payout ratio is 39.75%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Christopher Scott Edmonds sold 552 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.52, for a total value of $96,335.04. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 15,658 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,732,634.16. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Judith A. Sprieser sold 2,630 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.00, for a total value of $418,170.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 21,364 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,396,876. The trade was a 10.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the first quarter valued at about $35,308,000. Jacobi Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 1.0% during the first quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 13,420 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $2,315,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 25.0% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 1,978 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. McAdam LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 6.4% in the 1st quarter. McAdam LLC now owns 1,690 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 510,004 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $87,961,000 after acquiring an additional 44,924 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.30% of the company's stock.
About Intercontinental Exchange
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada.
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