Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for IBKR Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Interactive Brokers Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.00 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.01. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.47 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 5.03%. Interactive Brokers Group’s quarterly revenue was up 21.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.61 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. CICC Research initiated coverage on Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $78.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $82.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $81.00 target price (up previously from $80.00) on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $72.19.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Down 1.1%

Interactive Brokers Group stock opened at $64.31 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $66.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.91. The stock has a market cap of $109.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.26. Interactive Brokers Group has a twelve month low of $32.82 and a twelve month high of $73.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ORG Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 312.9% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 479 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 51.8% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% in the second quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 564 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 580 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. 23.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Interactive Brokers Group

In related news, Director Lawrence E. Harris sold 10,645 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.00, for a total value of $734,505.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 198,704 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,710,576. The trade was a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jill Bright acquired 400 shares of Interactive Brokers Group stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $65.95 per share, for a total transaction of $26,380.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 10,304 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $679,548.80. This represents a 4.04% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 55,000 shares of company stock worth $3,767,363. 2.97% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is 15.38%.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage holding company that provides trading, clearing and custody services to retail traders, institutional investors, proprietary trading groups and financial advisors. The firm offers direct access to a wide range of asset classes, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and exchange-traded funds across many international markets. Interactive Brokers emphasizes electronic order execution, automated trading and low transaction costs as core differentiators for its clients.

Its product suite centers on advanced trading platforms and infrastructure.