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The price of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) closed at $175.97 in the last session, down -1.52% from day before closing price of $178.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.78 million shares were traded. ICE stock price reached its highest trading level at $178.83 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.785.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ICE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.00. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On September 27, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $200.
On September 26, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $182.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on September 26, 2024, with a $182 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 09 ’25 when WILLIAM JEFFERSON HAGUE bought 530 shares for $178.68 per share.
Surdykowski Andrew J sold 3,848 shares of ICE for $689,247 on Jun 05 ’25. The General Counsel now owns 48,480 shares after completing the transaction at $179.12 per share. On Jun 04 ’25, another insider, Sprecher Jeffrey C, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 150,000 shares for $179.22 each. As a result, the insider received 26,882,992 and left with 2,101,705 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 102495494144 and an Enterprise Value of 120848015360. As of this moment, Intercontinental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.44, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.772 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.836.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ICE is 1.13, which has changed by 0.30745232 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ICE has reached a high of $180.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $132.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.97%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ICE traded on average about 3.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2692990 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 574.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 569.50M. Insiders hold about 0.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.44% stake in the company. Shares short for ICE as of 1747267200 were 6907866 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1744675200 on 5407973. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6907866 and a Short% of Float of 1.2200001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ICE is 1.83, which was 1.83 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010241774The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.23. The current Payout Ratio is 37.65% for ICE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-17 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-04 when the company split stock in a 5:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) is a result of the insights provided by 15.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.72, with high estimates of $1.88 and low estimates of $1.62.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.33 and $6.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.89. EPS for the following year is $7.64, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $8.2 and $7.29.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.49B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.57B to a low estimate of $2.44B. As of the current estimate, Intercontinental Exchange Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.32BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.48B. There is a high estimate of $2.59B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.42B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ICE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $10.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.62B, 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 $10.89B and the low estimate is $10.22B.
