Mayur Kapani Sells 5,661 Shares of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) Stock

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICEGet Free Report) CTO Mayur Kapani sold 5,661 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.59, for a total value of $835,506.99. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 66,548 shares in the company, valued at $9,821,819.32. The trade was a 7.84 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Intercontinental Exchange Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock opened at $149.07 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. has a 12-month low of $124.34 and a 12-month high of $167.99. The company has a market capitalization of $85.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.33, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $153.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $155.63.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICEGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.55. Intercontinental Exchange had a net margin of 21.31% and a return on equity of 12.75%. The business had revenue of $2.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.35 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.46 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. will post 6.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ICE has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $174.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Raymond James downgraded Intercontinental Exchange from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $168.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. TD Cowen initiated coverage on Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Thursday, September 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $182.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays dropped their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $187.00 to $179.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $175.27.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intercontinental Exchange

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ICE. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new position in Intercontinental Exchange in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 1,470.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 157 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its stake in Intercontinental Exchange by 106.1% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in Intercontinental Exchange in the third quarter valued at $29,000. 89.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Intercontinental Exchange

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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada.

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