Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) Shares

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently sold shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX). In a filing disclosed on May 19th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in MarketAxess stock on April 9th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – ACTIVE ASSET ACCOUNT # 3” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 4/28/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) on 4/27/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) on 4/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 4/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) on 4/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 4/16/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) on 4/15/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of HDFC Bank (NYSE:HDB) on 4/13/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intapp (NASDAQ:INTA) on 4/13/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) on 4/9/2026.

MarketAxess Price Performance

Shares of MKTX stock opened at $137.78 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 16.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $163.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.29. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $137.27 and a twelve month high of $228.16.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.10. MarketAxess had a net margin of 35.53% and a return on equity of 22.28%. The firm had revenue of $233.38 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.91 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.87 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that MarketAxess Holdings Inc. will post 8.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. MarketAxess’s payout ratio is presently 36.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MarketAxess

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MKTX. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in MarketAxess by 32.4% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 263,858 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,531,000 after buying an additional 64,627 shares during the last quarter. Bull Harbor Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of MarketAxess in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,052,000. Amundi raised its position in shares of MarketAxess by 803.9% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 258,708 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $42,682,000 after acquiring an additional 230,087 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of MarketAxess by 9.6% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,098 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $511,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its stake in MarketAxess by 24.1% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 43,688 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,208,000 after purchasing an additional 8,478 shares during the last quarter. 99.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group dropped their target price on MarketAxess from $225.00 to $215.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Argus downgraded MarketAxess from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Weiss Ratings downgraded MarketAxess from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods started coverage on MarketAxess in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $195.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded MarketAxess from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, MarketAxess currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $190.88.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

About MarketAxess

MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates a leading global electronic trading platform specializing in fixed-income securities and related products. The company’s network enables institutional investors and broker-dealers to trade corporate bonds, municipal securities, emerging markets debt, U.S. Treasuries and credit default swaps in an automated, multi-dealer environment. MarketAxess also offers portfolio trading, data analytics, best-execution tools and post-trade services to streamline workflows and enhance price discovery across its marketplace.

In addition to core voice-like trading protocols, MarketAxess provides Open Trading®, an anonymous, all-to-all trading protocol designed to improve liquidity and transaction efficiency.