Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of ICE FY2025 Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a report released on Monday, October 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $6.65 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.56. The consensus estimate for Intercontinental Exchange’s current full-year earnings is $6.12 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intercontinental Exchange’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.49 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.31 billion. Intercontinental Exchange had a net margin of 21.43% and a return on equity of 12.70%. The business’s revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.43 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on ICE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $171.00 to $188.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Raymond James downgraded shares of Intercontinental Exchange from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target for the company. in a report on Monday, October 14th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $173.93.

Intercontinental Exchange Price Performance

Shares of ICE opened at $166.53 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $162.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $147.98. Intercontinental Exchange has a twelve month low of $104.91 and a twelve month high of $167.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $95.61 billion, a PE ratio of 41.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.08.

Institutional Trading of Intercontinental Exchange

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. grew its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 13.8% during the third quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. now owns 511 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. now owns 302 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 1,714 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $275,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank increased its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 13.8% during the second quarter. American National Bank now owns 569 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $78,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,197 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO James W. Namkung sold 1,171 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $187,360.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 16,665 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,666,400. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, General Counsel Andrew J. Surdykowski sold 2,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.57, for a total value of $326,799.36. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel now directly owns 44,865 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,159,108.05. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO James W. Namkung sold 1,171 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $187,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,666,400. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 7,489 shares of company stock valued at $1,202,259 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Intercontinental Exchange’s payout ratio is 44.55%.

About Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada.