Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) is a global operator of regulated exchanges, clearing houses and data services for financial and commodity markets. Since its founding in 2000 by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Sprecher, the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and innovation to become a leading platform for trading markets and risk management across equities, fixed income, derivatives, foreign exchange, energy and commodities. Intercontinental Exchange’s core network of exchanges includes the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), ICE Futures and multiple electronic marketplaces in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

ICE provides clearing services that mitigate counterparty credit risk through central counterparty clearing houses in key markets worldwide. These clearing houses serve a broad range of asset classes including energy products, agricultural commodities, interest rate swaps and equity derivatives. By centralizing post-trade processing, ICE’s clearing houses increase transparency, improve operational efficiency and help maintain financial stability across the global marketplace.

In addition to its trading and clearing businesses, ICE offers comprehensive market data and analytics through ICE Data Services. This segment delivers real-time market data, reference data, pricing and analytics to financial institutions, asset managers, energy companies and corporates. The company has expanded its technology footprint with specialty platforms such as the Ellie Mae mortgage origination software and the MERS eRegistry, supporting the mortgage finance ecosystem with automated workflows and digital record keeping.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Intercontinental Exchange serves a diverse customer base in over 70 countries. Under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Sprecher and a senior executive team with deep industry experience, ICE continues to invest in cloud-native infrastructure, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. The company’s mission is to connect people to opportunity and facilitate the flow of capital, commodities and data, supporting efficient and transparent global markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $180.18 to $182.06
• 50-Day Range: $171.04 to $183.64
• 52-Week Range: $142.29 to $183.99
• Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $103.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.36
• Dividend Yield: 1.06%
• Price Target: $192.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Intercontinental Exchange scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 176th out of 933 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Intercontinental Exchange has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Intercontinental Exchange has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Intercontinental Exchange are expected to grow by 11.74% in the coming year, from $6.73 to $7.52 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 37.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 37.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Intercontinental Exchange has a PEG Ratio of 1.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Intercontinental Exchange has a P/B Ratio of 3.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.05% of the float of Intercontinental Exchange has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Intercontinental Exchange has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intercontinental Exchange has recently decreased by 8.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Intercontinental Exchange pays a meaningful dividend of 1.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Intercontinental Exchange has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Intercontinental Exchange is 39.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Intercontinental Exchange will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.53% next year. This indicates that Intercontinental Exchange will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.28

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.05% of the float of Intercontinental Exchange has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Intercontinental Exchange has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Intercontinental Exchange has recently decreased by 8.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Intercontinental Exchange has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 48 news articles for Intercontinental Exchange this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for ICE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Intercontinental Exchange to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Intercontinental Exchange insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $40,942,387.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of Intercontinental Exchange is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.30% of the stock of Intercontinental Exchange is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ICE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ICE shares performed this year?

Intercontinental Exchange's stock was trading at $149.01 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, ICE stock has increased by 21.1% and is now trading at $180.45.

How were Intercontinental Exchange's earnings last quarter?

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. The business's revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Intercontinental Exchange's stock split?

Shares of Intercontinental Exchange split on Friday, November 4th 2016.The 5-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 12th 2016. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Thursday, November 3rd 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 500 shares after the split.

Does Intercontinental Exchange have any subsidiaries?

Intercontinental Exchange subsidiaries include these companies: Ellie Mae, Bridge2 Solutions, Simplifile, TMC Bonds, Chicago Stock Exchange, BondPoint, ICE Endex Holding B.V, and more.

Who are Intercontinental Exchange's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Intercontinental Exchange include Swedbank AB (0.41%), Perpetual Ltd (0.25%), Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. (0.04%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey C Sprecher, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc, Benjamin Jackson, Mayur Kapani, Lynn C Martin, Andrew J Surdykowski, Douglas Foley, Judith A Sprieser, Elizabeth Kathryn King, Warren Gardiner, Christopher Scott Edmonds, Sharon Bowen, James W Namkung, Stuart Glen Williams and Martha A Tirinnanzi.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Intercontinental Exchange?

Shares of ICE 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 Intercontinental Exchange own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Intercontinental Exchange investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Meta Platforms (META), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Today: 7/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/31/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Securities Exchanges
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ICE
• CIK: 1571949
• Web: www.intercontinentalexchange.com
• Phone: (770) 857-4700
• Fax: 770-937-0020
• Employees: 12,920
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Intercontinental Exchange: $192.58
• High Price Target: $230.00
• Low Price Target: $163.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.81
• P/E Growth: 1.97
• Net Income: $2.75 billion
• Net Margins: 22.84%
• Pretax Margin: 30.61%
• Return on Equity: 13.27%
• Return on Assets: 2.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.80
• Cash Flow: $8.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.59
• Book Value: $48.24 per share
• Price / Book: 3.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 573,630,000
• Free Float: 567,890,000
• Market Cap: $103.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11