Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for IBKR Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group’s current full-year earnings is $7.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interactive Brokers Group’s FY2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

IBKR has been the subject of a number of other reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $53.75 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $66.25 to $60.75 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $45.50 to $65.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Barclays raised their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $65.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Interactive Brokers Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Interactive Brokers Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.38.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

IBKR opened at $63.82 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $107.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.81, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day moving average of $57.13 and a 200-day moving average of $50.96. Interactive Brokers Group has a 1-year low of $28.05 and a 1-year high of $66.82.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.05. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 9.78% and a return on equity of 4.92%. The business had revenue of $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. Interactive Brokers Group’s payout ratio is 16.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Interactive Brokers Group

In related news, Vice Chairman Earl H. Nemser sold 39,786 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $66.38, for a total value of $2,640,994.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 360,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,904,367.32. This represents a 9.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.97% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cantillon Capital Management LLC grew its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 288.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 12,803,631 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $709,449,000 after buying an additional 9,509,805 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 2.8% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,351,521 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,714,108,000 after acquiring an additional 280,004 shares in the last quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 2,148.3% during the second quarter. Waverton Investment Management Ltd now owns 4,441,243 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $246,089,000 after acquiring an additional 4,243,702 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 265.2% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,233,651 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $179,177,000 after purchasing an additional 2,348,305 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 91.4% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,338,972 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $413,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,117,186 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company engages in the execution, clearance, and settlement of trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.