Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNASDAQ:MKTX MarketAxess (MKTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $225.30 -3.73 (-1.63%) (As of 05:35 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About MarketAxess Stock (NASDAQ:MKTX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get MarketAxess alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$224.58▼$227.3250-Day Range$225.30▼$293.6152-Week Range$192.42▼$296.68Volume250,656 shsAverage Volume410,364 shsMarket Capitalization$8.49 billionP/E Ratio30.53Dividend Yield1.31%Price Target$264.60Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewMarketAxess 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. government bonds, and other fixed-income securities; and executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds through its Open Trading protocols. It also provides trading-related products and services, including composite+ pricing and other market data products to assist clients with trading decisions; auto-execution and other execution services for clients requiring specialized workflow solutions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; and technology services to optimize trading environments. In addition, the company offers various pre-and post-trade services, such as trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Read More… MarketAxess Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks98th Percentile Overall ScoreMKTX MarketRank™: MarketAxess scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 948 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingMarketAxess has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageMarketAxess has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about MarketAxess' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.25% Earnings GrowthEarnings for MarketAxess are expected to grow by 11.25% in the coming year, from $7.38 to $8.21 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of MarketAxess is 30.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.29.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of MarketAxess is 30.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.97.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMarketAxess has a PEG Ratio of 9.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMarketAxess has a P/B Ratio of 6.61. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.65% of the float of MarketAxess has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMarketAxess has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MarketAxess has recently increased by 28.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldMarketAxess pays a meaningful dividend of 1.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMarketAxess has been increasing its dividend for 16 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of MarketAxess is 40.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, MarketAxess will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.05% next year. This indicates that MarketAxess will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about MarketAxess' dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.2 / 5Environmental Score-0.44 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.65% of the float of MarketAxess has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverMarketAxess has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in MarketAxess has recently increased by 28.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.99 News SentimentMarketAxess has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for MarketAxess this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest10 people have searched for MKTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added MarketAxess to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, MarketAxess insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,183,871.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.66% of the stock of MarketAxess is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions99.01% of the stock of MarketAxess is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about MarketAxess' insider trading history. Receive MKTX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MarketAxess and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MKTX Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) General Counsel Sells 300 Shares of StockDecember 10, 2024 | insidertrades.comMarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) Price Target Lowered to $255.00 at Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsDecember 23, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comKamala’s final humiliation The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. I’m not talking about Tesla, Palantir, or anything else you’ve heard parroted by the mainstream financial press. No. These are Trump’s Secret Stocks. December 30, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Beyond The Numbers: 12 Analysts Discuss MarketAxess Holdings StockDecember 20, 2024 | benzinga.comMarketAxess Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (MKTX) Revenue EPSDecember 19, 2024 | nasdaq.comHere’s Why Artisan Small Cap Fund Added Marketaxess Holdings (MKTX) to its PortfolioDecember 12, 2024 | msn.comMarketAxess price target lowered to $260 from $289 at BarclaysDecember 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comWhy Is MarketAxess (MKTX) Down 11.1% Since Last Earnings Report?December 7, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines MKTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MKTX shares performed this year? MarketAxess' stock was trading at $292.85 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MKTX shares have decreased by 23.1% and is now trading at $225.30. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were MarketAxess' earnings last quarter? MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.85 by $0.05. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. How will MarketAxess' stock buyback program work? MarketAxess' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, August 6th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Does MarketAxess have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of MarketAxess: LiquidityEdge. How do I buy shares of MarketAxess? Shares of MKTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of MarketAxess own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MarketAxess investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX) and Chevron (CVX). Company Calendar Last Earnings11/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend11/20/2024Dividend Payable12/04/2024Today12/30/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Security brokers & dealers Sub-IndustrySpecialized Finance Current SymbolNASDAQ:MKTX CUSIP57060D10 CIK1278021 Webwww.marketaxess.com Phone(212) 813-6000Fax212-813-6390Employees740Year Founded2000Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$264.60 High Stock Price Target$335.00 Low Stock Price Target$185.00 Potential Upside/Downside+17.4%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.09 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.38 Trailing P/E Ratio30.53 Forward P/E Ratio30.53 P/E Growth9.49Net Income$258.05 million Net Margins34.32% Pretax Margin44.31% Return on Equity20.93% Return on Assets14.55% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio3.56 Quick Ratio3.56 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$811.94 million Price / Sales10.46 Cash Flow$8.54 per share Price / Cash Flow26.37 Book Value$34.11 per share Price / Book6.61Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares37,704,000Free Float36,701,000Market Cap$8.49 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.00 Social Links 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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