Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Competitors $180.45 -1.37 (-0.75%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$181.80 +1.35 (+0.75%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 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 PHHShould 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 PHH (PHH). Intercontinental Exchange vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets CME Group Coinbase Global MarketAxess Nasdaq Moody's S&P Global Interactive Brokers Group MSCI PHH Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ICE or CBOE? 89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ICE or CBOE more profitable? Intercontinental Exchange has a net margin of 22.84% 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 Intercontinental Exchange22.84% 13.27% 2.62% Cboe Global Markets 5.77%20.05%9.29% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ICE or CBOE? 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 RatioIntercontinental Exchange$11.76B8.80$2.75B$4.8337.36Cboe Global Markets$3.49B7.14$529M$1.94121.29 Which has more volatility and risk, ICE or CBOE? Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ICE or CBOE? In the previous week, Intercontinental Exchange had 46 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange and 0 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. Intercontinental Exchange's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that Intercontinental Exchange is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Intercontinental Exchange Positive Cboe Global Markets Neutral Is ICE or CBOE a better dividend stock? Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Intercontinental Exchange is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend ICE or CBOE? Intercontinental Exchange presently has a consensus price target of $192.58, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Cboe Global Markets has a consensus price target of $212.89, suggesting a potential downside of 9.53%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Intercontinental Exchange 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Cboe Global Markets 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 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. 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$104.30B$79.60B$12.07B$20.79BDividend Yield1.06%1.16%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio37.3628.5020.0427.89Price / Sales8.809.1825.5142.50Price / Cash20.7421.9321.6422.63Price / Book3.746.212.284.57Net Income$2.75B$2.04B$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-1.45%-0.81%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance0.82%2.49%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance21.60%28.87%536.06%10.27% Intercontinental Exchange Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICEIntercontinental Exchange4.4322 of 5 stars$180.45-0.8%$192.58+6.7%+22.6%$104.30B$11.76B37.3612,920Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCBOECboe Global Markets0.4083 of 5 stars$233.17+20.6%$212.89-8.7%+38.5%$20.41B$3.49B119.861,540High Trading VolumeCMECME Group4.5444 of 5 stars$282.55+2.1%$259.87-8.0%+40.5%$101.82B$6.13B28.433,760Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCOINCoinbase Global2.7195 of 5 stars$357.10+0.4%$293.74-17.7%+80.3%$90.66B$6.56B66.873,772Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionMKTXMarketAxess4.6006 of 5 stars$221.95+2.4%$241.78+8.9%+1.0%$8.32B$815.36M38.60740News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNDAQNasdaq4.6561 of 5 stars$90.55+0.5%$88.06-2.7%+43.7%$51.99B$7.40B41.169,162Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMCOMoody's4.6613 of 5 stars$502.51-0.5%$520.73+3.6%+12.7%$90.40B$7.09B43.3915,838Analyst ForecastSPGIS&P Global4.9093 of 5 stars$530.03+0.1%$593.57+12.0%+11.4%$162.56B$14.21B41.6442,350Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastIBKRInteractive Brokers Group3.1709 of 5 stars$57.78-0.3%$54.16-6.3%+93.6%$97.68B$5.19B31.272,998Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMSCIMSCI4.8689 of 5 stars$587.600.0%$645.36+9.8%+14.5%$45.46B$2.86B40.386,132Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPHHPHHN/A$41.01+1.1%N/AN/A$1.07B$2.38M0.0033High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBOE Alternatives CME Alternatives COIN Alternatives MKTX Alternatives NDAQ Alternatives MCO Alternatives SPGI Alternatives IBKR Alternatives MSCI Alternatives PHH 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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