NASDAQ:MKTX - MarketAxess Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

MarketAxess declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.51 per share on Wednesday, May 22nd. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 7th. View MarketAxess' Dividend History.

MarketAxess declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $124.49 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $125.43 million. MarketAxess had a return on equity of 29.88% and a net margin of 39.84%. MarketAxess's quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.27 earnings per share. View MarketAxess' Earnings History.

MarketAxess is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for MarketAxess.

7 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for MarketAxess' stock. Their predictions range from $205.00 to $255.00. On average, they anticipate MarketAxess' share price to reach $226.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 22.4%. View Analyst Price Targets for MarketAxess.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MarketAxess in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 6 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for MarketAxess.

News coverage about MKTX stock has been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. MarketAxess earned a news sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to MarketAxess include Credit Suisse Group (CS), TD Ameritrade (AMTD), Raymond James (RJF), Nomura (NMR), SEI Investments (SEIC), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Stifel Financial (SF), Navient (NAVI), Waddell & Reed Financial (WDR), Futu (FHL), Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC), Wisdom Tree Investments (WETF), Investment Technology Group (ITG) and Associated Capital Group (AC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MarketAxess investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Starbucks (SBUX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Paypal (PYPL), Netflix (NFLX), Alphabet (GOOG), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Visa (V) and Broadcom (AVGO).

MarketAxess' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (10.71%), BlackRock Inc. (9.35%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.08%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (3.75%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (2.38%) and Primecap Management Co. CA (1.92%). Company insiders that own MarketAxess stock include Antonio L Delise, David G Gomach, John Steinhardt, Kevin M Mcpherson, Nicholas Themelis, Richard M Mcvey and Stephen P Casper. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MarketAxess.

MKTX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Primecap Management Co. CA, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Voya Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold MarketAxess company stock in the last year include Antonio L Delise, John Steinhardt, Kevin M Mcpherson, Nicholas Themelis and Richard M Mcvey. View Insider Buying and Selling for MarketAxess.

MKTX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ardevora Asset Management LLP, AJO LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley and FMR LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for MarketAxess.

Shares of MKTX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MKTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $292.17.

MarketAxess has a market capitalization of $11.01 billion and generates $435.57 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $172.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.57 on an earnings per share basis. MarketAxess employs 476 workers across the globe.

The official website for MarketAxess is http://www.marketaxess.com.

MarketAxess' mailing address is 55 HUDSON YARDS 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10001. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-813-6000 or via email at [email protected]