MarketAxess (MKTX) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) is projected to issue its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.72 per share and revenue of $214.0630 million for the quarter. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, November 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.15. MarketAxess had a return on equity of 20.20% and a net margin of 26.16%.The company had revenue of $208.82 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $212.59 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.90 EPS. MarketAxess’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect MarketAxess to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MarketAxess Trading Down 3.6%

NASDAQ:MKTX opened at $160.28 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $5.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 0.97. MarketAxess has a twelve month low of $156.17 and a twelve month high of $232.84. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $173.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $178.10.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC boosted its position in MarketAxess by 1.9% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 3,522 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $614,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of MarketAxess by 1.7% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 4,203 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $939,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MarketAxess by 200.0% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 120 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio boosted its holdings in shares of MarketAxess by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 12,523 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of MarketAxess by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 12,469 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,785,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. 99.01% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MKTX shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of MarketAxess from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of MarketAxess from $188.00 to $182.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen cut MarketAxess from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on MarketAxess from $194.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on MarketAxess from $204.00 to $195.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $201.64.

About MarketAxess

MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates a leading global electronic trading platform specializing in fixed-income securities and related products. The company’s network enables institutional investors and broker-dealers to trade corporate bonds, municipal securities, emerging markets debt, U.S. Treasuries and credit default swaps in an automated, multi-dealer environment. MarketAxess also offers portfolio trading, data analytics, best-execution tools and post-trade services to streamline workflows and enhance price discovery across its marketplace.

In addition to core voice-like trading protocols, MarketAxess provides Open Trading®, an anonymous, all-to-all trading protocol designed to improve liquidity and transaction efficiency.