GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. Has $37.43 Million Stock Holdings in Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE)

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. lowered its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE - Free Report) by 1.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 233,015 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 2,355 shares during the quarter. Intercontinental Exchange comprises 2.3% of GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s holdings in Intercontinental Exchange were worth $37,431,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC raised its stake in Intercontinental Exchange by 1,470.0% during the third quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 157 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC bought a new position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 106.1% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 169 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Intercontinental Exchange in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 89.30% of the company's stock.

Intercontinental Exchange Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:ICE opened at $159.82 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.87, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.11. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. has a 1-year low of $124.34 and a 1-year high of $167.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $153.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $156.49.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.55 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.55. The business had revenue of $2.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.35 billion. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 12.75% and a net margin of 21.31%. The company's revenue was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.46 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. will post 6.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on ICE. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Intercontinental Exchange from $160.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of Intercontinental Exchange from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $170.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $190.00 to $189.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $175.27.

Insider Activity at Intercontinental Exchange

In other news, President Benjamin Jackson sold 5,828 shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $932,480.00. Following the transaction, the president now owns 156,163 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,986,080. The trade was a 3.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Christopher Scott Edmonds sold 601 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.73, for a total value of $88,785.73. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 12,922 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,908,967.06. This represents a 4.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 13,795 shares of company stock worth $2,120,572 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Intercontinental Exchange Company Profile

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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