Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the ten research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eight have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $75.25.

Several equities analysts recently commented on IBKR shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $82.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays set a $82.00 price target on Interactive Brokers Group and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research cut Interactive Brokers Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, CICC Research started coverage on Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $78.00 price objective on the stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Interactive Brokers Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Interactive Brokers Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations — adjusted EPS ~$0.65 vs. consensus $0.50 and revenue roughly $1.67B (≈+18.5% YoY), indicating healthy top-line growth and improved profitability. Interactive Brokers Group Inc (IBKR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Growth and …
• Positive Sentiment: Company commentary and investor call details reinforce operational momentum; CEO remarks in media interviews framed results positively ahead of the call. Interactive Brokers CEO Thomas Peterffy talks quarterly results ahead of investors call
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings transcript and press release provide detail for models and guidance parsing, but contain no material surprise beyond the beats — useful for analysts updating forecasts. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Formal press release shows adjusted vs. reported EPS and revenue reconciliation (minor accounting distinctions); useful for modeling but not a market mover on its own. Interactive Brokers Group Announces 4Q2025 Results
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market risk-off (reported ahead of/around Davos headlines) drove heavy selling pressure across financials and tech, which likely amplified IBKR’s decline despite the beat. Markets Switch to “Risk-Off” Ahead of Trump at Davos
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are trading at elevated multiples (P/E and PEG) after multi‑year gains, prompting some investors to take profits; valuation concerns are highlighted in recent analyst commentary. Assessing Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) Valuation After Strong Multi‑Year Shareholder Returns
• Negative Sentiment: Volume spiked well above average on the move, suggesting conviction behind the sell-off rather than a muted reaction; that can accelerate short-term price weakness. Interactive Brokers Q4 results & conference call (MarketBeat)

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Down 2.5%

NASDAQ IBKR opened at $71.51 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $66.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $65.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.34, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24. Interactive Brokers Group has a 52 week low of $32.82 and a 52 week high of $75.64.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 10.12% and a return on equity of 5.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.51 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that Interactive Brokers Group will post 7.46 EPS for the current year.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.38%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Lawrence E. Harris sold 22,000 shares of Interactive Brokers Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.63, for a total transaction of $1,487,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 231,704 shares in the company, valued at $15,670,141.52. This trade represents a 8.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jill Bright acquired 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $65.95 per share, with a total value of $26,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,304 shares in the company, valued at $679,548.80. This trade represents a 4.04% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 55,000 shares of company stock worth $3,767,363 in the last ninety days. 2.97% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,269,000 after buying an additional 2,713 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 285.0% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,332 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB raised its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% in the second quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 34,080 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,888,000 after acquiring an additional 25,560 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 288.2% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,476 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 3,323 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 1,093.9% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,378 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 6,760 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

About Interactive Brokers Group

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage holding company that provides trading, clearing and custody services to retail traders, institutional investors, proprietary trading groups and financial advisors. The firm offers direct access to a wide range of asset classes, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and exchange-traded funds across many international markets. Interactive Brokers emphasizes electronic order execution, automated trading and low transaction costs as core differentiators for its clients.

Its product suite centers on advanced trading platforms and infrastructure.