Q4 EPS Estimates for MarketAxess Lowered by Zacks Research

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MarketAxess in a report released on Friday, November 21st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.71. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for MarketAxess’ current full-year earnings is $7.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for MarketAxess’ Q1 2026 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.77 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.18 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.16 EPS.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $208.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.59 million. MarketAxess had a return on equity of 20.41% and a net margin of 26.62%.MarketAxess’s quarterly revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.90 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on MKTX. Barclays raised their target price on shares of MarketAxess from $186.00 to $188.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Piper Sandler set a $180.00 price objective on shares of MarketAxess in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of MarketAxess in a research note on Wednesday. Loop Capital set a $164.00 price target on MarketAxess in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Argus upgraded MarketAxess from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $212.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, MarketAxess has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $205.91.

MarketAxess Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:MKTX opened at $161.72 on Monday. MarketAxess has a 52-week low of $156.17 and a 52-week high of $266.21. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.11. The company has a market capitalization of $6.01 billion, a PE ratio of 27.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.44 and a beta of 0.94.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.76 per share. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. MarketAxess’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling at MarketAxess

In other news, CRO Kevin M. Mcpherson sold 1,494 shares of MarketAxess stock in a transaction on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.32, for a total value of $276,868.08. Following the completion of the sale, the executive owned 67,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,542,642.92. The trade was a 2.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Stephen P. Casper sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.59, for a total value of $298,544.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 43,208 shares in the company, valued at $8,062,180.72. This trade represents a 3.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.65% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MarketAxess

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in MarketAxess by 16.4% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 19,734 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,334,000 after acquiring an additional 2,784 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of MarketAxess by 210.8% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,400 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,764,000 after purchasing an additional 11,801 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of MarketAxess during the 1st quarter worth about $543,000. Ethic Inc. increased its position in MarketAxess by 190.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 3,104 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $682,000 after purchasing an additional 2,036 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ground Swell Capital LLC purchased a new position in MarketAxess in the first quarter valued at approximately $362,000. 99.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About MarketAxess

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.