Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) Vs. WFC, SE, QQQ, MS, RY, C, SCHW, AXP, HDB, and BLK
Should you be buying Intercontinental Exchange stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intercontinental Exchange include Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), SEA (SE), Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), Morgan Stanley (MS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Citigroup (C), The Charles Schwab (SCHW), American Express (AXP), HDFC Bank (HDB), and BlackRock (BLK). These companies are all part of the "specialized finance" industry.These companies are all part of the "security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services" industry.These companies are all part of the "security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services" industry.These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Intercontinental Exchange vs.
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Intercontinental Exchange had 13 more articles in the media than SEA. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange and 7 mentions for SEA. Intercontinental Exchange's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat SEA's score of 0.33 indicating that Intercontinental Exchange is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Intercontinental Exchange has a net margin of 32.25% compared to SEA's net margin of -26.46%. Intercontinental Exchange's return on equity of 13.16% beat SEA's return on equity.
Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than SEA. SEA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercontinental Exchange, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.1% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Intercontinental Exchange presently has a consensus target price of $131.89, suggesting a potential upside of 1.93%. SEA has a consensus target price of $313.36, suggesting a potential downside of 11.60%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than SEA.
Intercontinental Exchange received 326 more outperform votes than SEA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.69% of users gave Intercontinental Exchange an outperform vote while only 67.52% of users gave SEA an outperform vote.
Summary
Intercontinental Exchange beats SEA on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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 Time
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 ChartIntercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) vs. Its Competitors
Intercontinental Exchange Competitors List
