Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for IBKR Q4 Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report released on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group’s current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $2.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.32 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 7.89%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.55 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $165.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 9th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $163.00 target price on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $173.00.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Up 3.3 %

IBKR stock opened at $182.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.11 billion, a PE ratio of 27.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.85. Interactive Brokers Group has a twelve month low of $83.86 and a twelve month high of $193.42. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $176.93 and its 200-day moving average is $145.16.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Interactive Brokers Group’s payout ratio is 15.27%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Interactive Brokers Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBKR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,017,082 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $559,821,000 after purchasing an additional 11,379 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 1.7% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,222,135 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $449,037,000 after acquiring an additional 52,911 shares during the period. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 0.3% during the second quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,979,372 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $365,271,000 after acquiring an additional 8,038 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 23.8% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,507,059 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $307,365,000 after acquiring an additional 481,826 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,065,535 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $287,921,000 after purchasing an additional 106,392 shares in the last quarter. 23.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Interactive Brokers Group

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company engages in the execution, clearance, and settlement of trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.