Research Analysts Offer Predictions for ICE FY2025 Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a research note issued on Monday, October 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $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.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on ICE. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $168.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $171.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Thursday, September 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $182.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Friday, October 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $173.93.

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Performance

NYSE:ICE opened at $155.87 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.49 billion, a PE ratio of 38.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 1.08. Intercontinental Exchange has a twelve month low of $104.91 and a twelve month high of $167.99. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $162.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $148.03.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ICE. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Intercontinental Exchange by 7.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,776,525 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,978,218,000 after purchasing an additional 3,536,913 shares in the last quarter. CCLA Investment Management increased its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 91,838.2% in the 1st quarter. CCLA Investment Management now owns 1,114,291 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $152,923,000 after buying an additional 1,113,079 shares in the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Intercontinental Exchange during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $124,508,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 589.4% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 804,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $110,559,000 after acquiring an additional 687,817 shares in the last quarter. Finally, James Hambro & Partners bought a new position in Intercontinental Exchange in the second quarter worth approximately $93,340,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.30% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Andrew J. Surdykowski sold 2,048 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the general counsel now directly owns 44,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,159,108.05. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In other news, General Counsel Andrew J. Surdykowski sold 2,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.57, for a total value of $326,799.36. Following the transaction, the general counsel now directly owns 44,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,159,108.05. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO James W. Namkung sold 1,171 shares of the firm’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 value of $187,360.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,666,400. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,489 shares of company stock worth $1,202,259. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. Intercontinental Exchange’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.55%.

Intercontinental Exchange Company Profile

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.