Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for IBKR Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.82 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.74. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group’s current full-year earnings is $7.39 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interactive Brokers Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.84 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.52 EPS.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.03 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.22. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $224.00 to $231.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $210.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $180.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Interactive Brokers Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.13.

Interactive Brokers Group Trading Up 2.0 %

IBKR stock opened at $234.85 on Thursday. Interactive Brokers Group has a 12 month low of $100.79 and a 12 month high of $235.86. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $195.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.67. The stock has a market cap of $99.23 billion, a PE ratio of 33.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IBKR. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 8,249.3% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,494,029 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $263,950,000 after buying an additional 1,476,135 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter worth about $229,316,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter worth about $120,046,000. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $83,630,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 59.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 604,910 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $106,869,000 after purchasing an additional 225,910 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Interactive Brokers Group

In related news, Director Jill Bright bought 135 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $219.51 per share, with a total value of $29,633.85. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,476 shares in the company, valued at $543,506.76. This represents a 5.77 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 3.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.16%.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

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.