After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Capital Markets industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of MarketAxess Holdings Inc is $7.38B. A total of 1.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 601.10K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, MKTX has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Pintoff Scott sold 300 shares of MKTX for 240.57 per share on Dec 09 ’24. After the transaction, the General Counsel and Secretary now owns 8,302 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 09 ’24, Pintoff Scott bought 300 shares at 240.57 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, McVey Richard M disposed of 20,000 shares on Nov 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $271.75. This resulted in the Executive Chairman holding 592,029 shares of MKTX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, McVey Richard M sold 20,000 shares at $269.57 per share on Nov 13 ’24. Company shares held by the Executive Chairman now total 572,029.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. MarketAxess Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.98, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.91. MKTX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.5% when it declared a $0.76 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/19/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.06%. The MKTX stock dividend was $0.74 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MKTX in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $230.42 with high estimates of $305.00 and low estimates of $189.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MKTX has a high of $296.68 and a low of $186.84.
As of this writing, MKTX has an earnings estimate of $1.79 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.97 per share and a lower estimate of $1.68.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MKTX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $517.93M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $88.42M in debt and $341.00M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $36.89, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.04B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MKTX is Buy with a score of 3.50.
