Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Competitors $184.48 -0.35 (-0.19%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$184.00 -0.48 (-0.26%) As of 08/1/2025 06:48 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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Do analysts recommend CBOE or ICE? Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus target price of $212.89, indicating a potential downside of 14.08%. Intercontinental Exchange has a consensus target price of $194.92, indicating a potential upside of 5.66%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Intercontinental Exchange 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 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 1.0%. 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 39.8% 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 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$3.49B7.52$529M$1.94127.71Intercontinental Exchange$11.76B9.00$2.75B$4.8338.19 Which has more risk & volatility, 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 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 refer more to CBOE or ICE? In the previous week, Intercontinental Exchange had 62 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange and 5 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Intercontinental Exchange's score of 1.10 indicating that Cboe Global Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cboe Global Markets 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intercontinental Exchange 40 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIntercontinental Exchange beats Cboe Global Markets on 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ICE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$106.02B$78.60B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield1.04%1.20%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio35.4127.3819.7429.07Price / Sales9.009.1725.9257.23Price / Cash21.0821.8121.3322.84Price / Book3.716.142.094.43Net Income$2.75B$2.04B$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-0.02%-1.28%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance1.61%-1.06%-0.96%-2.05%1 Year Performance23.11%25.97%537.06%10.15% Intercontinental Exchange Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICEIntercontinental Exchange3.8363 of 5 stars$184.48-0.2%$194.92+5.7%+22.2%$106.02B$11.76B35.4112,920Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCBOECboe Global Markets0.5898 of 5 stars$241.59+24.9%$212.89-11.9%+33.1%$20.41B$3.49B127.151,540News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeCMECME Group4.4844 of 5 stars$274.12-1.9%$261.93-4.4%+43.0%$98.78B$6.44B26.543,760Positive NewsCOINCoinbase Global3.2086 of 5 stars$379.49-3.1%$320.06-15.7%+48.0%$96.34B$6.56B71.073,772Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownMKTXMarketAxess4.4893 of 5 stars$207.67-1.8%$240.67+15.9%-6.1%$7.79B$817.10M36.12740Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNDAQNasdaq4.7103 of 5 stars$95.14+0.3%$96.63+1.6%+41.4%$54.62B$8.11B36.599,162Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeMCOMoody's4.5827 of 5 stars$507.01-1.2%$538.80+6.3%+8.8%$91.21B$7.09B43.0815,838Insider TradeSPGIS&P Global4.755 of 5 stars$530.31-0.9%$601.07+13.3%+11.1%$162.65B$14.49B41.6642,350Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIBKRInteractive Brokers Group2.9861 of 5 stars$65.39-0.2%$59.38-9.2%+113.8%$110.54B$5.19B33.622,998Positive NewsInsider TradeMSCIMSCI4.7212 of 5 stars$552.98+1.2%$654.73+18.4%+1.7%$42.78B$2.86B36.626,132Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeAROWArrow Financial4.0569 of 5 stars$27.26+1.5%$28.25+3.6%-13.3%$454.56M$149.82M14.90510 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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