What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for ICE FY2025 Earnings?

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Intercontinental Exchange in a research report issued on Thursday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $6.86 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.81. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.48 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.12 EPS.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.71. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 13.66% and a net margin of 23.92%.The firm had revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ICE. Raymond James Financial upgraded Intercontinental Exchange from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $210.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of Intercontinental Exchange to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $199.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $202.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Intercontinental Exchange presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $194.70.

Intercontinental Exchange Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of ICE opened at $156.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Intercontinental Exchange has a 1-year low of $142.29 and a 1-year high of $189.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $157.35 and a 200 day moving average of $171.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $88.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.94, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.06.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Warren Gardiner sold 1,572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.65, for a total transaction of $241,537.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,155,049.10. This trade represents a 7.11% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Stuart Glen Williams sold 939 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.04, for a total value of $161,545.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 16,624 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,859,992.96. This represents a 5.35% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 170,944 shares of company stock valued at $26,338,174 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Intercontinental Exchange

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Prana Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 17.9% during the third quarter. Prana Capital Management LP now owns 564,611 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $95,126,000 after purchasing an additional 85,844 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the third quarter worth $13,457,000. First Affirmative Financial Network grew its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 8.6% in the 3rd quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 2,078 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,553,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in Intercontinental Exchange by 187.4% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 595 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $100,000 after buying an additional 388 shares in the last quarter. 89.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.