The stock of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) has decreased by -1.33 when compared to last closing price of 156.74.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -10.35% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-07 that ATLANTA & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today released its April 2025 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report, which reveals a notable cooling in home price growth as the 2025 spring home buying season begins. According to an early look at March data from the enhanced ICE Home Price Index (HPI), annual home price growth has decelerated to 2.2%. The newly enhanced ICE HPI now provides an early look at same-month home.
Is It Worth Investing in Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE) is 32.34x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ICE is 1.12. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ICE is 570.44M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.93% of that float. On April 08, 2025, ICE’s average trading volume was 3.38M shares.
ICE’s Market Performance
ICE’s stock has seen a -10.35% decrease for the week, with a -9.16% drop in the past month and a 3.21% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.97% for Intercontinental Exchange Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.51% for ICE’s stock, with a -2.18% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ICE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ICE stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for ICE by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for ICE in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $185 based on the research report published on October 14, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
RBC Capital Mkts, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ICE reach a price target of $200. The rating they have provided for ICE stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 27th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to ICE, setting the target price at $182 in the report published on September 26th of the previous year.
ICE Trading at -8.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ICE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.63%, as shares sank -8.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.79% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ICE fell by -10.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.40% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $170.90. In addition, Intercontinental Exchange Inc saw 3.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ICE starting from Namkung James W, who sale 1,206 shares at the price of $175.00 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, Namkung James W now owns 13,832 shares of Intercontinental Exchange Inc, valued at $211,050 using the latest closing price.
JAMES NAMKUNG, the Officer of Intercontinental Exchange Inc, proposed sale 1,206 shares at $173.69 during a trade that took place back on Mar 20 ’25, which means that JAMES NAMKUNG is holding shares at $209,470 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ICE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.38 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for Intercontinental Exchange Inc stands at 0.24. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 10.32, with 2.00 for asset returns.
Based on Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
