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The price of MarketAxess Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MKTX) closed at $220.81 in the last session, down -1.20% from day before closing price of $223.50. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.41 million shares were traded. MKTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $224.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $219.885.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MKTX’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 15.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.90. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.37 and its Current Ratio is at 2.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On April 10, 2024, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $199.
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 11 ’25 when McPherson Kevin M sold 2,000 shares for $224.77 per share. The transaction valued at 449,540 led to the insider holds 69,175 shares of the business.
McPherson Kevin M bought 2,000 shares of MKTX for $449,540 on Jun 11 ’25. On May 14 ’25, another insider, Roupie Christophe Pierre Danie, who serves as the Head of EMEA and APAC of the company, sold 1,189 shares for $210.44 each. As a result, the insider received 250,213 and left with 8,208 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, MKTX now has a Market Capitalization of 8381616128 and an Enterprise Value of 7765211648. As of this moment, MarketAxess’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.35, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.524 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.911.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MKTX is 0.84, which has changed by 0.10909641 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MKTX has reached a high of $296.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $186.84. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.81%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MKTX traded on average about 581.00K shares per day over the past 3-months and 418370 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 37.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 36.66M. Insiders hold about 2.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.10% stake in the company. Shares short for MKTX as of 1748563200 were 1072025 with a Short Ratio of 1.85, compared to 1745971200 on 1064381. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1072025 and a Short% of Float of 3.27.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MKTX is 3.00, which was 2.98 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013333334The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.94.
