MarketAxess Holdings Company Profile (NASDAQ:MKTX)

About MarketAxess Holdings

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MarketAxess) is an electronic trading platform. The Company operates as an electronic multi-party platform for the trading of fixed-income securities and provides related data, analytics, compliance tools and post-trade services. The Company's multi-dealer trading platform allows its institutional investor clients to request bids or offers from its broker-dealer clients and execute trades with the broker-dealer of their choice from among those that choose to respond. The Company offers its broker-dealer clients a solution that allows them to reach institutional investor clients for the distribution and trading of bonds. The Company's trading platform provides access to global liquidity in the United States high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets and high-yield bonds, European bonds, the United States agency bonds, credit derivatives and other fixed-income securities.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Investment Brokerage - National
Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: MKTX
CUSIP: 57060D10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $166.14
50 Day Moving Average: $168.453
200 Day Moving Average: $145.228
52-Week Range: $86.19 - $178.21
Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.419
Foreward P/E Ratio: 42.60
P/E Growth: 2.890
Market Cap: $6.27B
Outstanding Shares: 37,627,000
Beta: 0.76

Profitability:

Net Margins: 32.52%
Return on Equity: 27.14%
Return on Assets: 24.50%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 9.18%
Quick Ratio: 9.18%

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Consensus Ratings for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 3 Hold Ratings, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 1.83)
Consensus Price Target:	$124.33 (25.16% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
7/29/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$106.00
7/29/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$165.00 -> $175.00
7/15/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
7/15/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Downgrade	Market Perform
6/20/2016	William Blair	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
1/28/2016	Macquarie	Boost Price Target	Underperform	$84.00 -> $92.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/19/2016
7/28/2016	Q216	$0.85	$0.88	$93.98 million	$96.60 million	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.78	$0.77	$89.12 million	$88.60 million	View	Listen
1/27/2016	Q415	$0.62	$0.65	$76.41 million	$76.60 million	View	Listen
10/21/2015	Q315	$0.62	$0.60	$74.37 million	$74.20 million	View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q215	$0.64	$0.64	$73.09 million	$75.50 million	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$0.64	$0.65	$75.43 million	$76.80 million	View	Listen
1/28/2015	Q414	$0.51	$0.57	$67.60 million	$70.20 million	View	Listen
10/22/2014	Q314	$0.47	$0.46	$64.90 million	$64.20 million	View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$0.46	$0.48	$64.57 million	$65.00 million	View	N/A
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.46	$0.46	$65.58 million	$63.40 million	View	N/A
1/29/2014	Q413	$0.42	$0.41	$60.54 million	$60.40 million	View	N/A
10/23/2013	Q313	$0.43	$0.48	$62.87 million	$61.10 million	View	Listen
7/24/2013	Q2 2013	$0.45	$0.51	$64.40 million	$65.60 million	View	Listen
4/24/2013	Q1 2013	$0.37	$0.41	$54.45 million	$55.60 million	View	Listen
1/30/2013	Q4 2012	$0.36	$0.36	$50.43 million	$50.40 million	View	Listen
11/2/2012	Q312	$0.32	$0.36	$47.69 million	$48.30 million	View	N/A
7/25/2012		$0.32	$0.34			View	N/A
4/25/2012		$0.36	$0.37			View	N/A
2/1/2012		$0.30	$0.29			View	N/A
10/26/2011		$0.29	$0.34			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$0.25	$0.30			View	N/A
4/27/2011		$0.27	$0.30			View	N/A
2/2/2011		$0.20	$0.23			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.24 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.9 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q2 2016	1	$0.85	$0.85	$0.85
Q3 2016	1	$0.77	$0.77	$0.77
Q4 2016	1	$0.79	$0.79	$0.79

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Annual Dividend:	$1.04
Dividend Yield:	0.63%
Payout Ratio:	35.86% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 32.10% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 26.67% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/29/2016	quarterly	$0.26	0.64%	8/9/2016	8/11/2016	8/25/2016
4/28/2016	quarterly	$0.26	0.84%	5/10/2016	5/12/2016	5/26/2016
1/28/2016	quarterly	$0.26	0.71%	2/9/2016	2/11/2016	2/25/2016
10/22/2015	quarterly	$0.20	0.89%	11/2/2015	11/4/2015	11/18/2015
7/22/2015		$0.20		8/4/2015	8/6/2015	8/20/2015
4/23/2015	quarterly	$0.20	0.9%	5/5/2015	5/7/2015	5/21/2015
1/29/2015	quarterly	$0.20	1.05%	2/10/2015	2/12/2015	2/26/2015
10/22/2014	quarterly	$0.16	1.04%	11/4/2014	11/6/2014	11/20/2014
7/24/2014	quarterly	$0.16	1.13%	8/5/2014	8/7/2014	8/21/2014
4/23/2014	quarterly	$0.16	1.16%	5/6/2014	5/8/2014	5/22/2014
1/29/2014	quarterly	$0.16	1.01%	2/11/2014	2/13/2014	2/27/2014
10/23/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.79%	11/5/2013	11/7/2013	11/21/2013
7/24/2013	quarterly	$0.13	0.97%	8/6/2013	8/8/2013	8/22/2013
4/24/2013	quarterly	$0.13	1.22%	5/7/2013	5/9/2013	5/23/2013
1/30/2013	quarterly	$0.13	1.38%	2/12/2013	2/14/2013	2/28/2013
12/4/2012	special	$1.30			12/14/2012	12/27/2012

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 4.51%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 92.37%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/23/2016	Nicholas Themelis	Insider	Sell	6,200	$165.40	$1,025,480.00
8/19/2016	Antonio L Delise	CFO	Sell	10,000	$166.79	$1,667,900.00
8/8/2016	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	30,000	$162.33	$4,869,900.00
5/24/2016	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	4,923	$139.03	$684,444.69
5/11/2016	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	80,000	$127.21	$10,176,800.00
2/16/2016	Antonio L. Delise	CFO	Sell	15,505	$110.89	$1,719,349.45
2/8/2016	Richard M. Mcvey	CEO	Sell	30,000	$104.20	$3,126,000.00
2/5/2016	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	2,500	$107.61	$269,025.00
2/3/2016	Nicholas Themelis	insider	Sell	10,683	$113.76	$1,215,298.08
12/7/2015	Stephen P Casper	Director	Sell	1,500	$112.40	$168,600.00
11/10/2015	Richard M. Mcvey	CEO	Sell	40,000	$98.86	$3,954,400.00
11/9/2015	Richard M. Mcvey	CEO	Sell	29,254	$99.09	$2,898,778.86
8/13/2015	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	5,000	$95.18	$475,900.00
5/12/2015	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	40,000	$85.56	$3,422,400.00
3/6/2015	Ronald M Hersch	Director	Sell	4,375	$85.00	$371,875.00
2/26/2015	Antonio L Delise	CFO	Sell	7,000	$80.92	$566,440.00
2/20/2015	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	20,013	$80.30	$1,607,043.90
2/12/2015	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	4,000	$81.43	$325,720.00
2/10/2015	Nicholas Themelis	Insider	Sell	9,919	$80.56	$799,074.64
12/8/2014	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	11,589	$68.07	$788,863.23
12/8/2014	Stephen P Casper	Director	Sell	2,000	$69.06	$138,120.00
9/8/2014	Stephen P Casper	Director	Sell	1,500	$59.48	$89,220.00
8/21/2014	Nicholas Themelis	Insider	Sell	11,000	$57.58	$633,380.00
8/12/2014	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	5,000	$56.52	$282,600.00
7/30/2014	Stephen P Casper	Director	Sell	1,930	$57.05	$110,106.50
4/29/2014	John Steinhardt	Director	Sell	10,000	$54.14	$541,400.00
11/22/2013	Antonio Delise	CFO	Sell	25,000	$70.43	$1,760,750.00
11/20/2013	Nicholas Themelis	Insider	Sell	27,477	$68.38	$1,878,877.26
7/31/2013	Ronald M Hersch	Director	Sell	10,000	$51.99	$519,900.00
7/30/2013	David G Gomach	Director	Sell	5,000	$52.20	$261,000.00
6/11/2013	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	75,000	$45.01	$3,375,750.00
5/17/2013	Antonio L Delise	CFO	Sell	11,864	$45.30	$537,439.20
5/16/2013	Nicholas Themelis	Insider	Sell	17,000	$45.89	$780,130.00
5/10/2013	Richard M Mcvey	CEO	Sell	49,692	$43.80	$2,176,509.60
3/11/2013	Antonio L Delise	CFO	Sell	12,229	$39.51	$483,167.79

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for MarketAxess Holdings (NASDAQ:MKTX)

Date	Headline
	MarketAxess Holdings Up 31.0% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (MKTX) (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - September 30 at 11:23 AM
	[$$] MarketAxess muscles into US bond trading as banks retreat (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.ft.com - September 28 at 11:06 AM
	A.M. Funds Roundup: Another Big Hedge Fund Closure (NASDAQ:MKTX) blogs.barrons.com - September 28 at 11:06 AM
	MarketAxess : Announces Record Latin American Bond Trading Volumes (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.4-traders.com - September 27 at 10:47 AM
	MarketAxess Announces Record Latin American Bond Trading Volumes - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:MKTX) globenewswire.com - September 26 at 6:10 PM
	MarketAxess Announces Record Latin American Bond Trading Volumes (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.publicnow.com - September 26 at 6:10 PM
	Shares Of MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Expected To Hit $135 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.investornewswire.com - September 24 at 5:39 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) Issues Earnings Results - Petro Global News 24 (NASDAQ:MKTX) petroglobalnews24.com - September 23 at 5:47 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Stock Rating Update - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.investornewswire.com - September 23 at 10:50 AM
	Marketaxess Holdings Incorporated (NASDAQ:MKTX) Sellers Covered 16.28% of Their Shorts - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 23 at 10:50 AM
	Uptrend Call Working As MarketAxess Holdings Stock Rises 37.3% (MKTX) (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - September 22 at 5:52 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings Earns “Hold” Rating from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (MKTX) - Petro Global News 24 (NASDAQ:MKTX) petroglobalnews24.com - September 22 at 10:58 AM
	MarketAxess Expands Municipal Bond Capabilities to Market Participants (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.financemagnates.com - September 21 at 10:17 AM
	Intercontinental Exchange's (ICE) Organic Growth on Track (NASDAQ:MKTX) finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 11:20 AM
	MarketAxess Offers Broader Execution Choices for Municipal Bond Market Participants Including More Open Trading(TM) Functionality (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.marketwatch.com - September 20 at 11:20 AM
	MarketAxess Offers Broader Execution Choices for Municipal Bond Market Participants Including More Open Trading ... - EconoTimes (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.econotimes.com - September 19 at 6:09 PM
	MarketAxess Offers Broader Execution Choices for Municipal Bond Market Participants Including More Open Trading™ Functionality (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.publicnow.com - September 19 at 6:09 PM
	Research Analysts Set MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)'s Price Target At $135 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - September 18 at 10:32 AM
	Research Analysts Set MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)’s Price Target At $135 (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - September 17 at 5:48 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 2.69% (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - September 16 at 5:56 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (MKTX) Reached a New 52-Week High - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.fidaily.com - September 16 at 9:13 AM
	Shares Holding Above Moving Averages: MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 15 at 9:34 AM
	What is the Street Saying About MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX)? - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:MKTX) friscofastball.com - September 12 at 5:56 PM
	Stock Trading Above Moving Averages: MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 12 at 5:56 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX): How Are Analysts Advising to Play This Stock? - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 12 at 10:48 AM
	Placing MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Shares Under the Microscope (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 5:54 PM
	MarketAxess Announces Thirteenth Annual Emerging Market Charity Trading Day to be Held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:MKTX) finance.yahoo.com - September 9 at 5:54 PM
	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 10:52 AM
	Placing MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Shares Under the Microscope - National Daily Press (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 10:52 AM
	MarketAxess Expands All-to-All Open Trading in Asia (NASDAQ:MKTX) marketsmedia.com - September 7 at 6:19 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. : September 7, 2016 (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.capitalcube.com - September 7 at 6:19 PM
	Should You Dump CBOE Holding (CBOE) from Your Portfolio? (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.zacks.com - September 7 at 9:43 AM
	MarketAxess Expands All-to-All Open Trading™ in Asia (NASDAQ:MKTX) globenewswire.com - September 6 at 10:53 AM
	MarketAxess Expands All-to-all Open Trading(TM) in Asia (NASDAQ:MKTX) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 10:53 AM
	MarketAxess Announces Monthly Volume Statistics for August 2016 (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 10:53 AM
	Price Target For MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Set At $135 By Research Analysts - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - September 4 at 5:35 PM
	Price Target For MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Set At $135 By Research Analysts (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - September 3 at 5:33 PM
	Trax Launches Comprehensive MiFID Instrument Reference Data Service (NASDAQ:MKTX) finance.yahoo.com - September 1 at 9:17 AM
	33.2% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend MarketAxess Holdings Call (MKTX) (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - August 31 at 11:03 AM
	Stock Up Over the Past Five Trading Days: MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) - Post News (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 30 at 9:32 AM
	Analysts Estimate MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Will Achieve An EPS Growth Of 20% In Next 5 Years - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - August 27 at 5:40 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings Shares Up 30.2% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (MKTX) (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - August 23 at 6:24 PM
	UK corporate bond issuance soars ahead of BoE purchases (NASDAQ:MKTX) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 23 at 6:24 PM
	MarketAxess Moving Global Headquarters to 55 Hudson Yards (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.publicnow.com - August 23 at 6:24 PM
	Uptrend Call Working As MarketAxess Holdings Stock Rises 29.7% (MKTX) (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.mysmartrend.com - August 16 at 9:31 AM
	Will MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Surprise Analysts? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.investornewswire.com - August 13 at 5:57 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) Hits New 52-week High During August 08 Session (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.equities.com - August 10 at 9:13 AM
	MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (MKTX) Position Up in Latest Report from Baillie Gifford & Co Last Quarter - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.fidaily.com - August 9 at 6:27 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. : August 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 6:25 PM
	MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Price Target Set at $135 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:MKTX) www.realistinvestor.com - August 6 at 6:19 PM