MarketAxess (MKTX) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Friday

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) is anticipated to issue its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, November 6th. Analysts expect MarketAxess to announce earnings of $1.95 per share and revenue of $218.98 million for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET.

MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.95 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $210.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $218.98 million. MarketAxess had a net margin of 33.51% and a return on equity of 23.15%. The business’s revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.84 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect MarketAxess to post $8.02 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8.71 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MarketAxess Stock Performance

NASDAQ:MKTX opened at $165.61 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a PE ratio of 21.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $163.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.85 and a current ratio of 1.85. MarketAxess has a fifty-two week low of $108.75 and a fifty-two week high of $195.96.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 11th will be paid a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 10th. MarketAxess’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.19%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

MKTX has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group lowered shares of MarketAxess from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $200.00 to $167.00 in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of MarketAxess from $129.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of MarketAxess from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of MarketAxess from $132.00 to $167.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of MarketAxess in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $159.44.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MarketAxess news, Director William Cruger, Jr. sold 6,164 shares of MarketAxess stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.20, for a total value of $1,005,964.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,033 shares in the company, valued at approximately $658,185.60. The trade was a 60.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 6,464 shares of company stock worth $1,055,022 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

About MarketAxess

MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities and related market data services. The company connects institutional investors, broker-dealers and other market participants, enabling them to trade corporate bonds, government bonds, emerging-market debt and other credit products through digital workflows.

Its offerings include electronic request-for-quote trading, all-to-all trading through its Open Trading marketplace, portfolio trading, and tools designed to support pricing, liquidity discovery and trade execution.