Analyst Note
| Michael Miller |Following a string of weak trading volume reports, we are reducing our fair value estimate for MarketAxess to $305 from $350, which is 44 times our 2023 earnings estimate.
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Following a string of weak trading volume reports, we are reducing our fair value estimate for MarketAxess to $305 from $350, which is 44 times our 2023 earnings estimate.
Founded in 2000, MarketAxess is a leading electronic fixed-income trading platform that connects broker/dealers and institutional investors. The company is primarily focused on credit based fixed income securities with its main trading products being U.S. investment-grade and high-yield bonds, Eurobonds, and Emerging Market corporate debt. Recently the company has expanded more aggressively into Treasuries and municipal bonds with the acquisitions of LiquidityEdge and MuniBrokers in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The company also provides pre- and post-trade services with its acquisition of Regulatory Reporting Hub from Deutsche Börse Group in 2020 adding to its product offerings.
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MarketAxess Holdings Inc
XNAS: MKTX
| CME Group Inc Class A
XNAS: CME
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc
XNYS: ICE
| Tradeweb Markets Inc
XNAS: TW
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Price
| 213.64 | 200.22 | 110.02 | 80.20 |
Currency
| USD | USD | USD | USD |
Change
| +$4.21 (2.01%) | −$1.44 (0.71%) | −$0.80 (0.72%) | −$0.38 (0.47%) |
Market Cap
| 8.05 Bil | 72.03 Bil | 62.84 Bil | 16.97 Bil |
Industry
| Capital Markets | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | Capital Markets |
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Financial Services
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* Trading data in this section is delayed by at least 15 minutes.
Yes. MKTX has a forward dividend yield of 1.35%.
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MKTX’s market cap is 8.05 Bil.
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MKTX’s stock style is Mid Growth.
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Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.
High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.
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MKTX’s price/sales is 10.96.
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a particular company’s sales or revenues.
MKTX’s price/forward earnings is 31.84.
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The lower the Forward P/E, the cheaper the stock.
MKTX’s price/book is 6.91.
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based on historical, rather than current, valuations. Historical valuations generally do not reflect
a company’s current market value. Value investors frequently look for companies that have low price/book ratios.
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MKTX’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
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