MarketAxess (MKTX) Competitors

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Should you buy MarketAxess stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares MarketAxess with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with MarketAxess include Coinbase Global (COIN), Arrow Financial (AROW), mF International (MFI), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), and CME Group (CME).

How does MarketAxess compare to Coinbase Global?

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) and MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of MarketAxess shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Coinbase Global presently has a consensus price target of $251.91, indicating a potential upside of 24.83%. MarketAxess has a consensus price target of $190.88, indicating a potential upside of 37.04%. Given MarketAxess' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than Coinbase Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coinbase Global	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
MarketAxess	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than MarketAxess. MarketAxess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coinbase Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coinbase Global	$7.18B	7.42	$1.26B	$2.66	75.86
MarketAxess	$846.27M	5.85	$246.63M	$8.46	16.46

In the previous week, Coinbase Global had 107 more articles in the media than MarketAxess. MarketBeat recorded 124 mentions for Coinbase Global and 17 mentions for MarketAxess. MarketAxess' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Coinbase Global's score of 0.21 indicating that MarketAxess is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coinbase Global	37 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	35 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MarketAxess	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

MarketAxess has a net margin of 35.53% compared to Coinbase Global's net margin of 12.20%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.28% beat Coinbase Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coinbase Global	12.20%	4.06%	2.05%
MarketAxess	35.53%	22.28%	13.82%

Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketAxess has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Coinbase Global beats MarketAxess on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MarketAxess compare to Arrow Financial?

Arrow Financial (NASDAQ:AROW) and MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

MarketAxess has a net margin of 35.53% compared to Arrow Financial's net margin of 20.72%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.28% beat Arrow Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arrow Financial	20.72%	12.38%	1.17%
MarketAxess	35.53%	22.28%	13.82%

Arrow Financial presently has a consensus price target of $34.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.71%. MarketAxess has a consensus price target of $190.88, indicating a potential upside of 37.04%. Given MarketAxess' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than Arrow Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arrow Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MarketAxess	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

46.7% of Arrow Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of MarketAxess shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Arrow Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MarketAxess has higher revenue and earnings than Arrow Financial. Arrow Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MarketAxess, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arrow Financial	$171.16M	3.42	$43.95M	$3.09	11.48
MarketAxess	$846.27M	5.85	$246.63M	$8.46	16.46

Arrow Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Arrow Financial pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketAxess pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Arrow Financial has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and MarketAxess has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Arrow Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, MarketAxess had 14 more articles in the media than Arrow Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MarketAxess and 3 mentions for Arrow Financial. MarketAxess' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Arrow Financial's score of 0.56 indicating that MarketAxess is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arrow Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MarketAxess	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Arrow Financial has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketAxess has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

MarketAxess beats Arrow Financial on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MarketAxess compare to mF International?

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) and mF International (NASDAQ:MFI) are both specialized finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

MarketAxess has a net margin of 35.53% compared to mF International's net margin of 0.00%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.28% beat mF International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketAxess	35.53%	22.28%	13.82%
mF International	N/A	N/A	N/A

99.0% of MarketAxess shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.1% of mF International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

MarketAxess has higher revenue and earnings than mF International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MarketAxess	$846.27M	5.85	$246.63M	$8.46	16.46
mF International	$3.36M	1.61	-$2.60M	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, MarketAxess had 16 more articles in the media than mF International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MarketAxess and 1 mentions for mF International. mF International's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat MarketAxess' score of 0.56 indicating that mF International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MarketAxess	Positive
mF International	Very Positive

MarketAxess currently has a consensus price target of $190.88, suggesting a potential upside of 37.04%. Given MarketAxess' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than mF International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketAxess	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
mF International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

MarketAxess has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, mF International has a beta of 7.51, meaning that its share price is 651% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

MarketAxess beats mF International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MarketAxess compare to Interactive Brokers Group?

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) and MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Interactive Brokers Group currently has a consensus price target of $83.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.20%. MarketAxess has a consensus price target of $190.88, suggesting a potential upside of 37.04%. Given MarketAxess' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than Interactive Brokers Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interactive Brokers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
MarketAxess	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

MarketAxess has a net margin of 35.53% compared to Interactive Brokers Group's net margin of 9.65%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.28% beat Interactive Brokers Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interactive Brokers Group	9.65%	5.19%	0.52%
MarketAxess	35.53%	22.28%	13.82%

Interactive Brokers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Interactive Brokers Group pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketAxess pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Interactive Brokers Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and MarketAxess has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Interactive Brokers Group has higher revenue and earnings than MarketAxess. MarketAxess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interactive Brokers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interactive Brokers Group	$10.42B	13.85	$984M	$2.32	36.69
MarketAxess	$846.27M	5.85	$246.63M	$8.46	16.46

23.8% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of MarketAxess shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Interactive Brokers Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, MarketAxess had 8 more articles in the media than Interactive Brokers Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MarketAxess and 9 mentions for Interactive Brokers Group. Interactive Brokers Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat MarketAxess' score of 0.56 indicating that Interactive Brokers Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interactive Brokers Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MarketAxess	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Interactive Brokers Group has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketAxess has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Interactive Brokers Group beats MarketAxess on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MarketAxess compare to CME Group?

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) and MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

CME Group has higher revenue and earnings than MarketAxess. MarketAxess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CME Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CME Group	$6.76B	15.93	$4.07B	$11.72	25.35
MarketAxess	$846.27M	5.85	$246.63M	$8.46	16.46

87.8% of CME Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.0% of MarketAxess shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of CME Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MarketAxess shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

CME Group presently has a consensus price target of $305.29, suggesting a potential upside of 2.75%. MarketAxess has a consensus price target of $190.88, suggesting a potential upside of 37.04%. Given MarketAxess' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MarketAxess is more favorable than CME Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CME Group	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
MarketAxess	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

CME Group has a net margin of 63.19% compared to MarketAxess' net margin of 35.53%. MarketAxess' return on equity of 22.28% beat CME Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CME Group	63.19%	15.42%	2.24%
MarketAxess	35.53%	22.28%	13.82%

CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. MarketAxess pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. CME Group pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MarketAxess pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MarketAxess has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. MarketAxess is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, CME Group had 6 more articles in the media than MarketAxess. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for CME Group and 17 mentions for MarketAxess. CME Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat MarketAxess' score of 0.56 indicating that CME Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CME Group	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MarketAxess	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

CME Group has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MarketAxess has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CME Group beats MarketAxess on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MKTX vs. The Competition

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Metric	MarketAxess	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.02B	$108.23B	$13.49B	$12.28B
Dividend Yield	2.21%	1.77%	5.81%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	16.46	14.09	23.13	25.58
Price / Sales	5.85	4.11	174.01	78.88
Price / Cash	14.65	18.56	20.50	55.34
Price / Book	4.16	3.04	2.14	6.66
Net Income	$246.63M	$7.52B	$1.11B	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-8.76%	-0.44%	-1.14%	-0.12%
1 Month Performance	-18.56%	-4.93%	0.13%	3.93%
1 Year Performance	-33.93%	7.09%	10.81%	36.07%

MarketAxess Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MKTX MarketAxess	4.3712 of 5 stars	$139.28 -1.5%	$190.88 +37.0%	-34.7%	$5.02B	$846.27M	16.46	740	Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
COIN Coinbase Global	4.0939 of 5 stars	$202.99 +6.1%	$262.07 +29.1%	-21.4%	$50.50B	$7.18B	46.24	4,951	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
AROW Arrow Financial	1.9856 of 5 stars	$36.25 -2.4%	$31.25 -13.8%	+33.4%	$613.80M	$242.58M	11.73	510
MFI mF International	0.8434 of 5 stars	$10.86 +0.5%	N/A	+100.8%	$5.68M	$3.36M	N/A	N/A
IBKR Interactive Brokers Group	3.5306 of 5 stars	$81.72 +1.6%	$83.25 +1.9%	+67.9%	$136.49B	$10.42B	35.22	3,182	Positive News

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MarketAxess (MKTX) Competitors

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MarketAxess (MKTX) Competitors

MKTX vs. COIN, AROW, MFI, IBKR, and CME

How does MarketAxess compare to Coinbase Global?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COIN or MKTX?

Do analysts prefer COIN or MKTX?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, COIN or MKTX?

Does the media prefer COIN or MKTX?

Is COIN or MKTX more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, COIN or MKTX?

Summary

How does MarketAxess compare to Arrow Financial?

Is AROW or MKTX more profitable?

Do analysts prefer AROW or MKTX?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AROW or MKTX?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AROW or MKTX?

Is AROW or MKTX a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to AROW or MKTX?

Which has more volatility and risk, AROW or MKTX?

Summary

How does MarketAxess compare to mF International?

Is MKTX or MFI more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MKTX or MFI?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MKTX or MFI?

Does the media favor MKTX or MFI?

Do analysts recommend MKTX or MFI?

Which has more risk & volatility, MKTX or MFI?

Summary

How does MarketAxess compare to Interactive Brokers Group?

Do analysts recommend IBKR or MKTX?

Is IBKR or MKTX more profitable?

Is IBKR or MKTX a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IBKR or MKTX?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IBKR or MKTX?

Does the media favor IBKR or MKTX?

Which has more risk & volatility, IBKR or MKTX?

Summary

How does MarketAxess compare to CME Group?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CME or MKTX?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CME or MKTX?

Do analysts rate CME or MKTX?

Is CME or MKTX more profitable?

Is CME or MKTX a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor CME or MKTX?

Which has more risk and volatility, CME or MKTX?

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