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After finishing at $171.94 in the prior trading day, Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) closed at $174.85, up 1.69%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.69 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.56 million shares were traded.
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 38.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.27. 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:
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 May 09 ’25 when Edmonds Christopher Scott sold 6,987 shares for $178.38 per share. The transaction valued at 1,246,349 led to the insider holds 16,676 shares of the business.
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT EDMONDS bought 6,987 shares of ICE for $1,246,349 on May 09 ’25. On Apr 16 ’25, another insider, SPRIESER JUDITH A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,630 shares for $159.00 each. As a result, the insider received 418,175 and left with 21,364 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Intercontinental’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.21, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.86. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.86 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.59.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, ICE has reached a high of $179.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $131.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.57%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 574.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 569.51M. Insiders hold about 0.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.34% stake in the company.
