Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for ICE Q1 Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.65 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

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

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Intercontinental Exchange from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $168.00 target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. Barclays lowered their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $179.00 to $173.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $171.00 to $188.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $174.13.

Intercontinental Exchange Trading Up 0.5 %

ICE stock opened at $160.49 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $92.15 billion, a PE ratio of 38.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $160.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $151.52. Intercontinental Exchange has a one year low of $111.82 and a one year high of $167.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

Insider Transactions at Intercontinental Exchange

In other Intercontinental Exchange news, CFO Warren Gardiner sold 750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.43, for a total transaction of $121,072.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 16,576 shares in the company, valued at $2,675,863.68. This represents a 4.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Stuart Glen Williams sold 468 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.81, for a total value of $76,195.08. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 13,530 shares in the company, valued at $2,202,819.30. The trade was a 3.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 3,868 shares of company stock valued at $622,079 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ICE. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 16,243 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,180 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 589.4% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 804,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $110,559,000 after buying an additional 687,817 shares during the period. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange in the 1st quarter worth approximately $692,000. Vancity Investment Management Ltd grew its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 1.3% during the first quarter. Vancity Investment Management Ltd now owns 94,098 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,931,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the period. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 61.0% during the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 8,082 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 3,062 shares in the last quarter. 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.