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In the latest session, Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) closed at $161.98 up 0.04% from its previous closing price of $161.92. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.84 million shares were traded. ICE stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $161.235.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.56. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’25 when Foley Douglas sold 1,600 shares for $163.20 per share. The transaction valued at 261,120 led to the insider holds 24,196 shares of the business.
Foley Douglas bought 1,600 shares of ICE for $250,400 on Dec 12 ’25. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, Kapani Mayur, who serves as the Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 5,345 shares for $156.67 each. As a result, the insider received 837,382 and left with 65,240 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 92721094656 and an Enterprise Value of 111081529344. As of this moment, Intercontinental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.52. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.78 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.393 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.297.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICE is 1.03, which has changed by 0.13389361 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 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 3.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, ICE has traded an average of 3.59M shares per day and 1846060 over the past ten days. A total of 570.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 566.35M. Insiders hold about 0.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.47% stake in the company. Shares short for ICE as of 1765756800 were 7827125 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1763078400 on 6312668. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7827125 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for ICE is 1.92, from 1.89 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.011672431. 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 2025-12-16 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
As of right now, 12.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.84, with high estimates of $1.91 and low estimates of $1.78.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.99 and $6.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.92. EPS for the following year is $7.51, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $7.78 and $7.18.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.5B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.55B to a low estimate of $2.45B. As of . The current estimate, Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.32BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.61B. There is a high estimate of $2.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.58B.
A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ICE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.98B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.86B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.28BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.5B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.71B and the low estimate is $10.36B.
