Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Competitors $160.99 +0.31 (+0.19%) Closing price 04/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$161.30 +0.31 (+0.19%) As of 04/23/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ICE vs. CME, MCO, IBKR, MSCI, NDAQ, MKTX, AROW, PHH, TW, and LPLAShould you be buying Intercontinental Exchange stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intercontinental Exchange include CME Group (CME), Moody's (MCO), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), MSCI (MSCI), Nasdaq (NDAQ), MarketAxess (MKTX), Arrow Financial (AROW), PHH (PHH), Tradeweb Markets (TW), and LPL Financial (LPLA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Intercontinental Exchange vs. CME Group Moody's Interactive Brokers Group MSCI Nasdaq MarketAxess Arrow Financial PHH Tradeweb Markets LPL Financial Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in ICE or CME? 89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CME Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CME Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ICE or CME a better dividend stock? Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CME Group pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has better valuation & earnings, ICE or CME? CME Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intercontinental Exchange. CME Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intercontinental Exchange, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntercontinental Exchange$11.76B7.86$2.75B$4.7833.68CME Group$6.13B15.37$3.53B$9.6727.04 Do analysts rate ICE or CME? Intercontinental Exchange presently has a consensus price target of $182.47, indicating a potential upside of 13.34%. CME Group has a consensus price target of $247.73, indicating a potential downside of 5.26%. Given Intercontinental Exchange's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than CME Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intercontinental Exchange 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87CME Group 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media prefer ICE or CME? In the previous week, CME Group had 24 more articles in the media than Intercontinental Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for CME Group and 38 mentions for Intercontinental Exchange. CME Group's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Intercontinental Exchange's score of 1.21 indicating that CME Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intercontinental Exchange 28 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CME Group 44 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICE or CME? Intercontinental Exchange received 177 more outperform votes than CME Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.09% of users gave Intercontinental Exchange an outperform vote while only 58.62% of users gave CME Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntercontinental ExchangeOutperform Votes84772.09% Underperform Votes32827.91% CME GroupOutperform Votes67058.62% Underperform Votes47341.38% Is ICE or CME more profitable? CME Group has a net margin of 57.52% compared to Intercontinental Exchange's net margin of 23.42%. CME Group's return on equity of 13.62% beat Intercontinental Exchange's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intercontinental Exchange23.42% 12.95% 2.57% CME Group 57.52%13.62%2.81% Which has more volatility & risk, ICE or CME? Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CME Group has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIntercontinental Exchange beats CME Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Intercontinental Exchange News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ICE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ICE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntercontinental ExchangeSecurity & commodity brokers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$92.49B$28.25B$11.03B$18.67BDividend Yield1.21%1.57%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio33.6818.2121.9631.63Price / Sales7.866.7625.6827.49Price / Cash19.0221.1217.6017.53Price / Book3.345.122.614.36Net Income$2.75B$1.00B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.67%3.89%1.78%1.58%1 Month Performance-8.15%-1.47%-2.77%-7.33%1 Year Performance21.44%1.48%535.36%1.81% Intercontinental Exchange Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICEIntercontinental Exchange4.2338 of 5 stars$160.99+0.2%$182.47+13.3%+21.6%$92.49B$11.76B33.688,910Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCMECME Group3.9903 of 5 stars$260.73-0.7%$247.47-5.1%+20.6%$93.96B$6.13B26.963,460Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMCOMoody's4.63 of 5 stars$414.02-2.6%$524.33+26.6%+12.9%$74.48B$7.09B36.7414,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpIBKRInteractive Brokers Group4.6889 of 5 stars$153.59-3.7%$207.88+35.3%+41.0%$64.90B$9.32B21.752,820Stock SplitGap UpMSCIMSCI4.7456 of 5 stars$533.32-2.5%$643.92+20.7%+19.5%$41.41B$2.86B37.934,760Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNDAQNasdaq4.6573 of 5 stars$70.66-2.1%$85.88+21.5%+20.3%$40.64B$7.40B36.806,380MKTXMarketAxess4.6531 of 5 stars$222.17-1.3%$252.11+13.5%+6.3%$8.37B$817.10M30.56740Positive NewsAROWArrow Financial4.1292 of 5 stars$23.72-0.1%$31.00+30.7%+8.0%$396.55M$139.81M13.40510Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePHHPHHN/A$13.50-0.2%N/AN/A$353.70M$2.38M0.0033TWTradeweb Markets3.9848 of 5 stars$129.46-3.7%$149.00+15.1%+31.3%$30.57B$1.73B55.561,090Upcoming EarningsLPLALPL Financial4.7013 of 5 stars$293.36-4.1%$369.83+26.1%+17.1%$23.28B$12.39B20.896,900Upcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CME Alternatives MCO Alternatives IBKR Alternatives MSCI Alternatives NDAQ Alternatives MKTX Alternatives AROW Alternatives PHH Alternatives TW Alternatives LPLA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ICE) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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