Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. Reduces Holdings in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $MKTX

Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. reduced its position in MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 50,190 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,302 shares during the quarter. MarketAxess comprises approximately 2.2% of Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Wilson Asset Management International PTY Ltd. owned about 0.13% of MarketAxess worth $8,746,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in shares of MarketAxess in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in MarketAxess by 200.0% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 120 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in MarketAxess by 992.9% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 153 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in MarketAxess in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in MarketAxess in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on MKTX. UBS Group dropped their price target on MarketAxess from $240.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings cut MarketAxess from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on MarketAxess from $204.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Argus lowered their price target on shares of MarketAxess from $212.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of MarketAxess from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $201.64.

MarketAxess Stock Performance

NASDAQ MKTX opened at $162.33 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a PE ratio of 24.37, a P/E/G ratio of 4.10 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a current ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $156.17 and a twelve month high of $232.84. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.09.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.72 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $209.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $214.06 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 29.14% and a return on equity of 20.88%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.73 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that MarketAxess Holdings Inc. will post 7.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting MarketAxess

Here are the key news stories impacting MarketAxess this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong January trading volumes — MarketAxess reported double-digit ADV growth in January, with credit ADV up 28% year-over-year (emerging markets credit ADV +50%) and rates growth, signaling continued demand for its electronic fixed-income platform. This supports fee momentum going forward. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Liquidity and shareholder return action — the company amended and restated its credit facility and declared a dividend, improving balance sheet flexibility and returning capital to shareholders. That reduces financing risk and is typically supportive of the equity. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company release and materials available — MarketAxess filed its Q4 & full-year 2025 results with slides and a conference call; these provide management detail on new initiatives and FX impacts but contained no major guidance change. Investors should review the slide deck and call for color. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript — the full Q4 2025 call transcript is available for investors who want management commentary on product progress and cost or margin drivers; useful for judging forward revenue mix. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst recaps vary — some outlets (Zacks) note pockets of beats vs certain estimates while others highlight misses; takeaways depend on which consensus you reference. Expect analyst revisions as they digest details. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 headline results were mixed-to-disappointing versus consensus — revenue of $209.4M (+3.5% YoY) and EPS of $1.68 missed the commonly cited Street revenue and EPS figures (revenue ~ $214M; EPS variability across outlets). EPS also declined from $1.73 a year ago, which, combined with the revenue miss, pressured the stock. Read More.

MarketAxess Profile

MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates a leading global electronic trading platform specializing in fixed-income securities and related products. The company’s network enables institutional investors and broker-dealers to trade corporate bonds, municipal securities, emerging markets debt, U.S. Treasuries and credit default swaps in an automated, multi-dealer environment. MarketAxess also offers portfolio trading, data analytics, best-execution tools and post-trade services to streamline workflows and enhance price discovery across its marketplace.

In addition to core voice-like trading protocols, MarketAxess provides Open Trading®, an anonymous, all-to-all trading protocol designed to improve liquidity and transaction efficiency.