Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for IBKR Q4 Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report released on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.77 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.76. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.74 EPS.

IBKR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $171.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $224.00 to $231.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Interactive Brokers Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $210.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $204.13.

Interactive Brokers Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ IBKR opened at $178.15 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $203.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $176.08. The firm has a market cap of $75.28 billion, a PE ratio of 25.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.99. Interactive Brokers Group has a 1 year low of $103.69 and a 1 year high of $236.53.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.22. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.37 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.52 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of IBKR. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. SRH Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 66.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 178 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 90.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 185 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Interactive Brokers Group during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Interactive Brokers Group

In related news, Director Jill Bright bought 135 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were bought at an average price of $219.51 per share, for a total transaction of $29,633.85. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $543,506.76. The trade was a 5.77 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.56%. Interactive Brokers Group’s payout ratio is presently 14.16%.

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.