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After finishing at $146.29 in the prior trading day, Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) closed at $145.59, down -0.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.43 million shares were traded. ICE stock price reached its highest trading level at $146.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $143.17.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ICE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.01 and its Current Ratio is at 1.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.62.
On October 14, 2024, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy but kept the price unchanged to $185.
On September 27, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $200.RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Outperform rating on September 27, 2024, with a $200 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 08 ’25 when Kapani Mayur sold 10,082 shares for $158.88 per share. The transaction valued at 1,601,862 led to the insider holds 65,240 shares of the business.
MAYUR KAPANI bought 15,427 shares of ICE for $2,498,865 on Oct 08 ’25. On Sep 17 ’25, another insider, Williams Stuart Glen, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 939 shares for $172.04 each. As a result, the insider received 161,542 and left with 16,624 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ICE now has a Market Capitalization of 83012296704 and an Enterprise Value of 101736300544. As of this moment, Intercontinental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.33. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.434 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.758.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICE is 1.07, which has changed by -0.07323408 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICE has reached a high of $189.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $142.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.88%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.54M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5011690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 570.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 566.16M. Insiders hold about 0.70% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.33% stake in the company. Shares short for ICE as of 1760486400 were 6224385 with a Short Ratio of 1.76, compared to 1757894400 on 6695143. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6224385 and a Short% of Float of 1.0999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ICE’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.89, compared to 1.89 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012919544. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.22. The current Payout Ratio is 37.65% for ICE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-04 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) reflects the combined expertise of 15.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.85, with high estimates of $1.93 and low estimates of $1.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.98 and $6.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.9. EPS for the following year is $7.52, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $7.96 and $6.92.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $2.48B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.54B to a low estimate of $2.42B. As of. The current estimate, Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.32BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.6B. There is a high estimate of $2.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.57B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ICE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.97B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.84B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.28BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.71B and the low estimate is $10.34B.
