Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for ICE Q1 Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.64. The consensus estimate for Intercontinental Exchange’s current full-year earnings is $6.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intercontinental Exchange’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.42 EPS.

ICE has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Intercontinental Exchange from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $168.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $171.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Raymond James lowered 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. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $174.13.

Intercontinental Exchange Price Performance

ICE opened at $159.29 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business has a fifty day moving average of $160.64 and a 200 day moving average of $151.16. Intercontinental Exchange has a 52-week low of $111.82 and a 52-week high of $167.99. The stock has a market cap of $91.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.75, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.08.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.55. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 12.75% and a net margin of 21.31%. The business had revenue of $2.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.35 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.46 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intercontinental Exchange news, General Counsel Andrew J. Surdykowski sold 2,048 shares of the firm’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 completion of the sale, the general counsel now owns 44,865 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,159,108.05. This trade represents a 4.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Judith A. Sprieser sold 1,941 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.69, for a total transaction of $311,899.29. Following the transaction, the director now owns 26,908 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,323,846.52. This trade represents a 6.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,809 shares of company stock valued at $933,978. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 819.7% during the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 137,074 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $18,764,000 after purchasing an additional 122,169 shares during the period. BDF Gestion acquired a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,849,000. Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,366,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 312.4% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,180 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $712,000 after acquiring an additional 3,924 shares during the period. Finally, GDS Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 5.3% during the third quarter. GDS Wealth Management now owns 103,412 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,612,000 after purchasing an additional 5,226 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.30% of the company’s stock.

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.