Zacks Research Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a research note issued on Thursday, March 27th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $1.69 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.71. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.83 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ICE. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $190.00 to $189.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $179.00 to $189.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $185.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. 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. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Intercontinental Exchange from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $178.80.

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Performance

Shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock opened at $174.65 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $167.12 and a 200-day moving average of $160.57. The company has a market cap of $100.35 billion, a PE ratio of 36.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Intercontinental Exchange has a 1-year low of $124.34 and a 1-year high of $177.45.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.53 by ($0.01). Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 12.95% and a net margin of 23.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intercontinental Exchange

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 43.8% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 10,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,660,000 after purchasing an additional 3,147 shares in the last quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. grew its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 3,557 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $572,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 3rd quarter worth about $372,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. bought a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange during the third quarter worth about $516,000. Finally, Timber Creek Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Intercontinental Exchange by 2.6% in the third quarter. Timber Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 37,191 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,974,000 after purchasing an additional 952 shares during the period. 89.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Intercontinental Exchange news, SVP Douglas Foley sold 10,580 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.47, for a total transaction of $1,761,252.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 21,992 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,661,008.24. This represents a 32.48 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Benjamin Jackson sold 7,900 shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.43, for a total value of $1,354,297.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now owns 147,274 shares in the company, valued at approximately $25,247,181.82. This represents a 5.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 66,563 shares of company stock valued at $10,998,990. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Intercontinental Exchange Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Intercontinental Exchange’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.17%.

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.