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

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

MarketAxess declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.51 per share on Wednesday, February 27th. This represents a $2.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 12th. This is an increase from MarketAxess's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. View MarketAxess' Dividend History.

MarketAxess announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, October 25th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $100,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.06. The financial services provider earned $112.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $112.37 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 39.69% and a return on equity of 30.31%. MarketAxess's revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS. View MarketAxess' Earnings History.

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

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for MarketAxess' stock. Their predictions range from $198.00 to $219.00. On average, they expect MarketAxess' stock price to reach $209.40 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.8%. 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.

Headlines about MKTX stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MarketAxess earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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

MarketAxess' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (10.69%), BlackRock Inc. (9.26%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.67%), Ownership Capital B.V. (1.14%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.09%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.08%). 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 Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Bank of America Corp DE, Victory Capital Management Inc., Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold MarketAxess company stock in the last year include Antonio L Delise, David G Gomach, 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 Baillie Gifford & Co., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Ownership Capital B.V., Scout Investments Inc., KAMES CAPITAL plc, Bahl & Gaynor Inc., Millennium Management LLC and Rhumbline Advisers. 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 $229.51.

MarketAxess has a market capitalization of $8.63 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 429 workers across the globe.

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

MarketAxess' mailing address is 299 PARK AVENUE 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY, 10171. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 212-813-6000 or via email at [email protected]