MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $MKTX Holdings Raised by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) by 807.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,266 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,796 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in MarketAxess were worth $773,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in MarketAxess by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,323 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $579,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in MarketAxess by 4.2% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,676 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC raised its holdings in MarketAxess by 1.9% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 3,522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $614,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in MarketAxess by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 4,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $939,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alamar Capital Management LLC grew its stake in MarketAxess by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Alamar Capital Management LLC now owns 16,832 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,933,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.01% of the company’s stock.

MarketAxess Price Performance

NASDAQ:MKTX opened at $137.13 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $162.07 and a 200-day moving average of $169.96. The company has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.21, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 0.92. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $135.00 and a 52 week high of $228.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 2.17 and a current ratio of 2.17.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $2.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.15 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $233.38 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $231.91 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 35.53% and a return on equity of 22.28%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.87 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that MarketAxess Holdings Inc. will post 8.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. MarketAxess’s payout ratio is currently 36.88%.

Key MarketAxess News

Here are the key news stories impacting MarketAxess this week:

• Negative Sentiment: Zacks Research lowered MarketAxess’ FY2026 EPS estimate to $8.01 from $8.03, signaling slightly weaker full-year profit expectations. A Look At MarketAxess (MKTX) Valuation After Strong First Quarter 2026 Results And AI-Driven Growth
• Negative Sentiment: The analyst cut FY2027 EPS to $8.70 from $8.79 and FY2028 EPS to $9.49 from $9.58, reinforcing a slightly more cautious longer-term outlook for MKTX.
• Negative Sentiment: Several quarterly estimates were also lowered, including Q2 2026 to $1.92, Q3 2026 to $1.98, and Q4 2026 to $1.86, which may weigh on sentiment around near-term trading activity and revenue growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the cuts, Zacks still projects earnings above the current-year consensus of $8.08 per share for multiple future periods, which may limit downside if MarketAxess continues to execute well.
• Positive Sentiment: MarketAxess recently reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, including EPS and revenue that beat expectations, which continues to support the longer-term investment case. A Look At MarketAxess (MKTX) Valuation After Strong First Quarter 2026 Results And AI-Driven Growth

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

MarketAxess Profile

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.