MarketAxess (MKTX) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of MarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX) recently:

• 11/13/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/10/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $186.00 to $188.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/10/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $194.00 to $198.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/7/2025 – MarketAxess was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
• 10/20/2025 – MarketAxess was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
• 10/14/2025 – MarketAxess was given a new $164.00 price target on by analysts at Loop Capital.
• 10/14/2025 – MarketAxess was given a new $180.00 price target on by analysts at Piper Sandler.
• 10/8/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $186.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – MarketAxess had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $255.00 to $240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $274.00 to $253.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – MarketAxess had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be given a $0.76 dividend. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 19th. MarketAxess’s payout ratio is presently 51.70%.

Insider Activity at MarketAxess

In related news, CRO Kevin M. Mcpherson sold 1,494 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.32, for a total transaction of $276,868.08. Following the completion of the sale, the executive directly owned 67,681 shares in the company, valued at $12,542,642.92. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Stephen P. Casper sold 1,600 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.59, for a total transaction of $298,544.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 43,208 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,062,180.72. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.65% of the company’s stock.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. The company offers trading technology that provides liquidity access in U.S. high-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, eurobonds, municipal bonds, U.S.