NASDAQ:MKTX MarketAxess (MKTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $137.78 -4.09 (-2.88%) Closing price 05/20/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$137.79 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 05/20/2026 05:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About MarketAxess Stock (NASDAQ:MKTX) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get MarketAxess alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$137.59▼$140.3250-Day Range$137.78▼$182.1852-Week Range$137.27▼$228.16Volume530,115 shsAverage Volume559,612 shsMarket Capitalization$4.90 billionP/E Ratio16.29Dividend Yield2.26%Price Target$190.88Consensus RatingHold Company Overview MarketAxess Holdings Inc. operates a leading global electronic trading platform specializing in fixed-income securities and related products. The company’s network enables institutional investors and broker-dealers to trade corporate bonds, municipal securities, emerging markets debt, U.S. Treasuries and credit default swaps in an automated, multi-dealer environment. MarketAxess also offers portfolio trading, data analytics, best-execution tools and post-trade services to streamline workflows and enhance price discovery across its marketplace. In addition to core voice-like trading protocols, MarketAxess provides Open Trading®, an anonymous, all-to-all trading protocol designed to improve liquidity and transaction efficiency. The firm’s suite of data and analytics solutions, including MarketAxess Data Services, delivers real-time and historical trading insights, transaction cost analysis and market intelligence to support informed decision-making. MarketAxess further extends its offerings with composite pricing benchmarks and regulatory reporting tools that help clients meet compliance requirements. Founded in 2000 by Richard M. “Rick” McVey, MarketAxess is headquartered in New York City and has established regional offices in London, Singapore and Hong Kong to serve clients worldwide. McVey has guided the firm’s growth from an innovative start-up into a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker MKTX, and he currently serves as Executive Chairman. The company’s leadership team includes experienced professionals with backgrounds in capital markets, technology and operations. Serving a broad client base of institutional investors, asset managers and dealer counterparties, MarketAxess continues to expand its global footprint and product capabilities. By leveraging advanced technology and a deep pool of liquidity providers, the firm aims to drive greater transparency, efficiency and resiliency in the fixed-income markets it supports.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More MarketAxess Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks85th Percentile Overall ScoreMKTX MarketRank™: MarketAxess scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 240th out of 882 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMarketAxess has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialMarketAxess has a consensus price target of $190.88, representing about 38.5% upside from its current price of $137.78.Amount of Analyst CoverageMarketAxess has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about MarketAxess' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.41% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MarketAxess are expected to grow by 9.41% in the coming year, from $8.08 to $8.84 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MarketAxess is 16.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MarketAxess is 16.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.95.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMarketAxess has a PEG Ratio of 2.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMarketAxess has a P/B Ratio of 4.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about MarketAxess' valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.63% of the float of MarketAxess has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMarketAxess has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.37.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MarketAxess has recently increased by 11.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldMarketAxess pays a meaningful dividend of 2.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMarketAxess has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MarketAxess is 36.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MarketAxess will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.29% next year. This indicates that MarketAxess will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about MarketAxess' dividend. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.32 News SentimentMarketAxess has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MarketAxess this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest8 people have searched for MKTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MarketAxess insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $31,895.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.72% of the stock of MarketAxess is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.01% of the stock of MarketAxess is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MarketAxess' insider trading history. Receive MKTX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MarketAxess and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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MKTX Stock News Headlines5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From MarketAxess’s Q1 Earnings CallMay 19 at 12:59 AM | finance.yahoo.comMarketAxess Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the dayMay 11, 2026 | marketwatch.comIran's New Leader Just Said Something That Should Terrify Every AmericanIran's Supreme Leader has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as leverage against the U.S. - and with 40% of the world's oil passing through that corridor, crude has already crossed $100 per barrel. History shows gold surged 571% during the 1973 oil crisis and 425% in 1979. Today, the U.S. holds 8,133 tonnes of gold valued on the books at $42.22 per ounce - while gold trades above $5,000. American Alternative Assets has released The Great Gold Reset report detailing what this gap could mean for investors. | American Alternative (Ad)The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) vs. MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) Critical ReviewMay 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comMarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This YearMay 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX) beats Q1 CY2026 sales expectationsMay 8, 2026 | msn.comMKTX Q1 deep dive: International expansion and AI initiatives drive revenue growthMay 8, 2026 | msn.comMarketAxess Holdings Inc. 2026 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 7, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines MKTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MKTX shares performed this year? MarketAxess' stock was trading at $181.25 at the start of the year. Since then, MKTX stock has decreased by 24.0% and is now trading at $137.78. How were MarketAxess' earnings last quarter? MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.10. MarketAxess's revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will MarketAxess' stock buyback program work? MarketAxess' Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program on Tuesday, August 6th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Does MarketAxess have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of MarketAxess: LiquidityEdge. Who are MarketAxess' major shareholders? MarketAxess' top institutional shareholders include North Reef Capital Management LP (5.28%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.65%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.83%) and RDST Capital LLC (0.83%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard M Mcvey, Kevin M Mcpherson, Christopher R Concannon, Stephen P Casper, Scott Pintoff and Christophe Pierre Danie Roupie. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of MarketAxess? Shares of MKTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of MarketAxess own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MarketAxess investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and Chevron (CVX). Company Calendar Record date for 3/4 Dividend2/18/2026Ex-Dividend for 3/4 Dividend2/18/2026Dividend Payable3/04/2026Last Earnings5/07/2026Record date for 6/3 Dividend5/20/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/3 Dividend5/20/2026Today5/21/2026Dividend Payable6/03/2026AGM 20266/10/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (16m+) 1-Year History May 25 Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 MKTX's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. MKTX has been in this zone for over 16 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry FIN - INVEST BKRS Sub-IndustrySpecialized Finance Current SymbolNASDAQ:MKTX CIK1278021 Webwww.marketaxess.com Phone(212) 813-6000Fax212-813-6390Employees740Year Founded2000Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for MarketAxess$190.88 High Price Target$215.00 Low Price Target$164.00 Potential Upside/Downside+38.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.11 Research Coverage9 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$8.46 Trailing P/E Ratio16.29 Forward P/E Ratio17.05 P/E Growth2.72Net Income$246.63 million Net Margins35.53% Pretax Margin43.02% Return on Equity22.28% Return on Assets13.82% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio2.17 Quick Ratio2.17 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$871.07 million Price / Sales5.62 Cash Flow$9.37 per share Price / Cash Flow14.70 Book Value$33.49 per share Price / Book4.11Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares35,539,000Free Float35,283,000Market Cap$4.90 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.92 Social Links (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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