Intercontinental Exchange
About: Intercontinental Exchange is a vertically integrated operator of financial exchanges and provides ancillary data products. Though the company is probably best known for its ownership of the New York Stock Exchange, which it acquired in 2013, ICE operates a large derivatives exchange, too. The company's largest commodity futures product is the ICE Brent crude futures contract. In addition to the exchanges business, which is about 54% of net revenue, Intercontinental Exchange has used a series of acquisitions to create its mortgage technology business (22% of net revenue) and fixed-income and data services segment (24% of net revenue).
Employees: 12,920
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Funds holding %
of 7,419 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 189 | Existing positions closed: 110
37% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $595M | Put options by funds: $434M
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,573 [Q3] → 1,619 (+46) [Q4]
1.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.29% [Q3] → 90.28% (+1.99%) [Q4]
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 633 | Existing positions reduced: 583
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $81.4B [Q3] → $77.2B (-$4.21B) [Q4]
19% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 62 [Q3] → 50 (-12) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$186
14%
upside
Avg. target
$200
23%
upside
High target
$230
41%
upside
4 analyst ratings
4 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
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B of A Securities Craig Siegenthaler 53% 1-year accuracy 19 / 36 met price target | 41%upside $230 | Buy Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Benjamin Budish 57% 1-year accuracy 75 / 132 met price target | 16%upside $189 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Kyle Voigt 53% 1-year accuracy 16 / 30 met price target | 14%upside $186 | Outperform Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
UBS Alex Kramm 50% 1-year accuracy 9 / 18 met price target | 20%upside $195 | Buy Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 20 articles about ICE published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 hour ago
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
ICE (ICE) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 hours ago
ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Delinquencies Improved Seasonally in March but Continue to Trend Modestly Higher
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today released its March 2025 First Look, which reveals that while delinquency rates edged up slightly year over year (YoY), they remain below pre-pandemic levels. The ICE First Look reports on month-end delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment statistics sourced from its loan-level database, which covers a majority of the U.S. mortgage market. Key takeaways from thi.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
3 U.S. Securities and Exchanges Stocks to Buy on Solid Industry Trends
Buy 3 U.S. Securities and Exchanges stocks to strengthen your portfolio. These are CME, CBOE, ICE.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
Forge Global and ICE to Bring Greater Transparency to Private Markets with Forge Price™
NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forge Global Holdings, Inc. (“Forge”) (NYSE: FRGE), a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology and investment solutions for the private market, today announced an agreement with Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data and technology, to distribute Forge Price™, a novel proprietary pricing dataset for private company equity. As part of this agreement, Forge Price™ will be distributed.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
6 days ago
Heavy-Duty Autonomous Vehicles Market Report 2025-2034 | Autonomous Vehicles Revolutionizing Transportation with AI and Real-time Data; ICE Segment Forecast to Generate $100 Billion in Revenue by 2034
Dublin, April 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Heavy-Duty Autonomous Vehicle Market Opportunity, Growth Drivers, Industry Trend Analysis, and Forecast 2025-2034" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Global Heavy-duty Autonomous Vehicle Market reached USD 43.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 14.3% between 2025 and 2034. The rising demand for enhanced safety features, coupled with the increasing adoption of self-driving technology, is driving substantial growth in this sector.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Why Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Stock Might be a Great Pick
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
ICE Bonds Enhances MBS Trading With New RFQ Protocol on ICE TMC Platform
NEW YORK & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICE Bonds, part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced the launch of a new Request-for-Quote (RFQ) protocol for Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS). This new functionality sits alongside ICE Bonds' existing MBS Click-to-Trade marketplace and allows clients to send MBS RFQs within ICE TMC's anonymous trading pool. The ICE TMC platform now offers an enhanced suite of execution capabilities for M.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
ICE (ICE) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
ICE (ICE) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Intercontinental Exchange: Dividend Growth Opportunity With Possible Headwinds
Intercontinental Exchange is a market leader with strong dividend growth, but its current valuation is slightly pricey, and leverage is higher than desired. Revenue and EPS have consistently grown, driven by trading volatility, organic growth, and strategic acquisitions. The firm's dividend is safe with a conservative payout ratio, but debt and leverage are concerns, possibly impacting future growth and share repurchase programs.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Ultra High Conviction: My #1 Defensive Place To Invest Right Now
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