Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Competitors $169.65 -1.48 (-0.86%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$169.90 +0.25 (+0.15%) As of 09/19/2025 07:56 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ICE vs. CBOE, CME, COIN, MKTX, NDAQ, MCO, SPGI, IBKR, MSCI, and AROWShould you be buying Intercontinental Exchange stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intercontinental Exchange include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), CME Group (CME), Coinbase Global (COIN), MarketAxess (MKTX), Nasdaq (NDAQ), Moody's (MCO), S&P Global (SPGI), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), MSCI (MSCI), and Arrow Financial (AROW). Intercontinental Exchange vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets CME Group Coinbase Global MarketAxess Nasdaq Moody's S&P Global Interactive Brokers Group MSCI Arrow Financial Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CBOE or ICE? 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CBOE or ICE more profitable? Intercontinental Exchange has a net margin of 23.92% compared to Cboe Global Markets' net margin of 5.77%. Cboe Global Markets' return on equity of 20.05% beat Intercontinental Exchange's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cboe Global Markets5.77% 20.05% 9.29% Intercontinental Exchange 23.92%13.66%2.71% Does the media prefer CBOE or ICE? In the previous week, Intercontinental Exchange had 48 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange and 0 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Intercontinental Exchange's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 1.20 indicating that Intercontinental Exchange is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Cboe Global Markets Positive Intercontinental Exchange Positive Is CBOE or ICE a better dividend stock? Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 99.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Intercontinental Exchange has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Intercontinental Exchange is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CBOE or ICE? Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBOE or ICE? Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than Cboe Global Markets. Intercontinental Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cboe Global Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCboe Global Markets$3.49B7.09$529M$1.94120.40Intercontinental Exchange$11.76B8.26$2.75B$5.2132.56 Do analysts rate CBOE or ICE? Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus target price of $217.57, indicating a potential downside of 6.85%. Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus target price of $194.92, indicating a potential upside of 14.89%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cboe Global Markets 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Intercontinental Exchange 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 SummaryIntercontinental Exchange beats Cboe Global Markets on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Intercontinental Exchange News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ICE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ICE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntercontinental ExchangeSecurities Exchanges IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$97.96B$73.00B$12.74B$21.65BDividend Yield1.12%1.18%5.40%3.51%P/E Ratio32.5625.22243.5729.96Price / Sales8.268.4230.9360.86Price / Cash19.5220.0922.4224.97Price / Book3.525.682.334.59Net Income$2.75B$2.04B$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance-2.51%-3.52%0.38%0.87%1 Month Performance-6.45%-7.53%3.78%5.48%1 Year Performance6.15%7.12%537.69%14.38% Intercontinental Exchange Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICEIntercontinental Exchange4.9351 of 5 stars$169.65-0.9%$194.92+14.9%+6.8%$97.96B$11.76B32.5612,920Positive NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeCBOECboe Global Markets1.3403 of 5 stars$234.31+21.2%$217.57-7.1%+12.9%$20.41B$3.49B120.971,540High Trading VolumeCMECME Group4.623 of 5 stars$258.83-1.3%$260.60+0.7%+21.8%$93.28B$6.44B25.063,760Trending NewsInsider TradeCOINCoinbase Global3.6165 of 5 stars$327.02+1.2%$352.72+7.9%+103.6%$84.02B$6.56B31.633,772Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeMKTXMarketAxess4.9686 of 5 stars$181.68-1.7%$228.09+25.5%-31.2%$6.79B$817.10M30.59740NDAQNasdaq4.8329 of 5 stars$92.86-1.2%$97.06+4.5%+20.6%$53.28B$8.11B35.729,162Positive NewsMCOMoody's4.8395 of 5 stars$508.70-0.7%$540.57+6.3%-1.9%$91.06B$7.31B43.2215,838Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSPGIS&P Global4.9708 of 5 stars$543.51-0.1%$614.38+13.0%-3.3%$165.93B$14.70B41.8142,350Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIBKRInteractive Brokers Group3.7648 of 5 stars$62.25-2.3%$59.38-4.6%+96.4%$105.58B$9.60B32.012,998Trending NewsInsider TradeMSCIMSCI4.9701 of 5 stars$576.73-1.1%$652.45+13.1%+0.8%$44.62B$2.86B38.196,132Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAROWArrow Financial4.2719 of 5 stars$29.10+0.3%$28.25-2.9%-2.6%$479.25M$149.82M15.90510Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBOE Alternatives CME Alternatives COIN Alternatives MKTX Alternatives NDAQ Alternatives MCO Alternatives SPGI Alternatives IBKR Alternatives MSCI Alternatives AROW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ICE) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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