Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.63 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.65. The consensus estimate for Intercontinental Exchange’s current full-year earnings is $6.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intercontinental Exchange’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.40 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on ICE. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays cut their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $187.00 to $179.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Intercontinental Exchange from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Intercontinental Exchange currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $175.27.

Intercontinental Exchange Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of ICE stock opened at $159.45 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $91.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.10. Intercontinental Exchange has a 1 year low of $124.34 and a 1 year high of $167.99. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $153.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $156.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68.

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

Insider Activity

In other Intercontinental Exchange news, President Benjamin Jackson sold 5,828 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $932,480.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 156,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,080. This trade represents a 3.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, COO Stuart Glen Williams sold 750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.99, for a total transaction of $114,742.50. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 12,780 shares in the company, valued at $1,955,212.20. The trade was a 5.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 13,795 shares of company stock worth $2,120,572. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intercontinental Exchange

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ICE. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,262 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,428,000 after purchasing an additional 4,393 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 9.2% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,665 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $912,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC boosted its stake in Intercontinental Exchange by 35.4% in the second quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 63,902 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $8,748,000 after acquiring an additional 2,006 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the 2nd quarter valued at $7,978,000. 89.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.