Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for IBKR

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for Interactive Brokers Group in a report released on Monday, December 30th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.75. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group's current full-year earnings is $6.82 per share.

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

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on IBKR. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $165.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $171.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $152.00 to $190.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler restated an "overweight" rating and set a $163.00 price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $173.00.

Interactive Brokers Group Trading Up 3.3 %

IBKR traded up $5.83 on Thursday, hitting $182.50. 1,252,825 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,016,490. Interactive Brokers Group has a twelve month low of $83.86 and a twelve month high of $193.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $176.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $144.90. The company has a market cap of $77.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 0.85.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.55%. Interactive Brokers Group's payout ratio is 15.27%.

Institutional Trading of Interactive Brokers Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 76.6% during the 2nd 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 position in Interactive Brokers Group during the second quarter worth $32,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 350.0% during 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 raised its position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 80.6% in the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 345 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Interactive Brokers Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. 23.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

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.