Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for IBKR Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Interactive Brokers Group in a research report issued on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.73 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.72. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group's current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interactive Brokers Group's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.94 EPS.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.03). Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 7.89% and a return on equity of 4.83%. The company had revenue of $2.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.55 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on IBKR. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $155.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $171.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $165.00 to $214.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Interactive Brokers Group has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $173.00.

Interactive Brokers Group Trading Down 1.3 %

IBKR stock traded down $2.28 on Wednesday, hitting $176.67. The company had a trading volume of 745,249 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,016,490. Interactive Brokers Group has a 12-month low of $82.26 and a 12-month high of $193.42. The stock has a market cap of $74.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.85. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $176.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $144.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IBKR. Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 76.6% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 256 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD purchased a new stake in Interactive Brokers Group in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 350.0% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 288 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 224 shares in the last quarter. Smithfield Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 80.6% during the 3rd quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 345 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the third quarter valued at about $49,000. 23.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. Interactive Brokers Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.27%.

About Interactive Brokers Group

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company engages in the execution, clearance, and settlement of trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.