Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for ICE

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.70. The consensus estimate for Intercontinental Exchange’s current full-year earnings is $6.73 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Intercontinental Exchange’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.97 EPS.

ICE has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $201.00 target price (down from $212.00) on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Intercontinental Exchange to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $195.00 to $203.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $192.00 to $188.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.60.

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Performance

Intercontinental Exchange stock opened at $155.36 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $170.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $173.57. Intercontinental Exchange has a twelve month low of $142.29 and a twelve month high of $189.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company has a market cap of $88.93 billion, a PE ratio of 29.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.08.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.04. Intercontinental Exchange had a net margin of 23.92% and a return on equity of 13.66%. The firm had revenue of $3.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.52 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intercontinental Exchange

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tsfg LLC lifted its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 187.3% in the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 158 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Activest Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 4,050.0% in the 1st quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 166 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 162 shares during the period. Westside Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.30% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intercontinental Exchange news, Director Judith A. Sprieser sold 2,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.51, for a total value of $506,079.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 18,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,170,672.19. The trade was a 13.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Stuart Glen Williams sold 939 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.04, for a total transaction of $161,545.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 16,624 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,859,992.96. This trade represents a 5.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 240,956 shares of company stock worth $43,789,542 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

About Intercontinental Exchange

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.