NASDAQ:MKTXMarketAxess Stock Price, Forecast & News

MarketAxess' stock was trading at $333.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MKTX shares have increased by 48.0% and is now trading at $493.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MarketAxess in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for MarketAxess.

MarketAxess is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for MarketAxess.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.06. The financial services provider had revenue of $169 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $139.03 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 40.87% and a return on equity of 31.08%. The firm's revenue was up 35.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.39 earnings per share. View MarketAxess' earnings history.

MarketAxess announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share on Wednesday, May 27th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 12th. View MarketAxess' dividend history.

10 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for MarketAxess' shares. Their forecasts range from $249.00 to $503.00. On average, they expect MarketAxess' stock price to reach $370.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 25.0%. View analysts' price targets for MarketAxess.

Media stories about MKTX stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MarketAxess earned a media sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutMarketAxess.

MarketAxess saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 834,800 shares, a decline of 10.4% from the April 30th total of 932,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 340,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View MarketAxess' Current Options Chain.

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

MarketAxess' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.84%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (5.56%), State Street Corp (4.54%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.11%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.47%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.12%). Company insiders that own MarketAxess stock include Antonio L Delise, Christophe Pierre Danie Roupie, John Steinhardt, Kevin M Mcpherson, Nicholas Themelis, Richard Leon Prager, Richard M Mcvey, Scott Pintoff 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 Baillie Gifford & Co., Capital World Investors, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Primecap Management Co. CA, Invesco Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Wellington Management Group LLP, and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold MarketAxess company stock in the last year include Antonio L Delise, Christophe Pierre Danie Roupie, Kevin M Mcpherson, Nicholas Themelis, Richard M Mcvey, Scott Pintoff, and Stephen P Casper. View insider buying and selling activity for MarketAxess.

MKTX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Banco Santander S.A., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., BlackRock Inc., GUARDCAP ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd, and Baird Financial Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MKTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $493.90.

MarketAxess has a market capitalization of $18.72 billion and generates $511.35 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $204.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.40 on an earnings per share basis. MarketAxess employs 476 workers across the globe.

The official website for MarketAxess is 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]