Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for ICE Earnings

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a report issued on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.66. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.87 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on ICE. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $188.00 to $178.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Intercontinental Exchange to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Intercontinental Exchange from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $210.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $215.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Intercontinental Exchange has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $194.70.

Intercontinental Exchange Price Performance

NYSE:ICE opened at $154.57 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $158.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $172.04. The firm has a market cap of $88.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.67, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Intercontinental Exchange has a one year low of $142.29 and a one year high of $189.35.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.71. The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. Intercontinental Exchange had a net margin of 23.92% and a return on equity of 13.66%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.55 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Intercontinental Exchange

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange during the second quarter worth $28,000. Activest Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 4,050.0% during 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. acquired a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 59.5% in the third quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.30% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Douglas Foley sold 1,600 shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.62, for a total transaction of $280,992.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 25,796 shares in the company, valued at $4,530,293.52. The trade was a 5.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jeffrey C. Sprecher sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.08, for a total transaction of $22,962,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,801,705 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $275,805,001.40. This represents a 7.69% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 175,258 shares of company stock worth $27,146,307. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.