MarketAxess (MKTX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) will likely be issuing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, February 6th. Analysts expect MarketAxess to post earnings of $1.72 per share and revenue of $214.0630 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.15. MarketAxess had a return on equity of 20.20% and a net margin of 26.16%.The firm had revenue of $208.82 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $212.59 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.90 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect MarketAxess to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MarketAxess Stock Performance

Shares of MarketAxess stock opened at $168.61 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $173.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $179.59. The company has a market cap of $6.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.68, a P/E/G ratio of 4.26 and a beta of 0.97. MarketAxess has a one year low of $156.17 and a one year high of $232.84.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MKTX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of MarketAxess from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Argus lowered their price target on MarketAxess from $212.00 to $205.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays cut their price objective on MarketAxess from $188.00 to $182.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on MarketAxess from $240.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded MarketAxess from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $201.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On MarketAxess

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MKTX. Ancora Advisors LLC grew its holdings in MarketAxess by 1.9% in the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 3,522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $614,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in MarketAxess by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 4,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $939,000 after buying an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in MarketAxess by 200.0% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 120 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its position in MarketAxess by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 12,523 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in MarketAxess by 0.9% during the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 12,469 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,785,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.01% of the company’s stock.

MarketAxess Company 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.