MarketAxess (MKTX) Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MarketAxess in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" MKTX shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MKTX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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10 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for MarketAxess' shares. Their MKTX share price forecasts range from $213.00 to $345.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $294.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.7% from the stock's current price.
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MarketAxess' stock was trading at $278.89 at the start of the year. Since then, MKTX shares have decreased by 26.6% and is now trading at $204.76.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 18th 2023.
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MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 20th. The financial services provider reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.57 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $179.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $179.47 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 34.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.12%. The firm's revenue was down 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.78 earnings per share.
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MarketAxess declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Wednesday, August 16th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 1st.
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MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.35%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 42.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MKTX will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.25% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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41 employees have rated MarketAxess Chief Executive Officer Rick McVey on Glassdoor.com. Rick McVey has an approval rating of 96% among the company's employees. This puts Rick McVey in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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MarketAxess trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MKTX."

Shares of MKTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MKTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $204.76.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) has a market capitalization of $7.72 billion and generates $718.30 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $250.22 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.71 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 744 workers across the globe.

MarketAxess' mailing address is 55 HUDSON YARDS 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10001. The official website for the company is www.marketaxess.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (212) 813-6000, via email at tdelise@marketaxess.com, or via fax at 212-813-6390.