Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for MarketAxess (MKTX)
by Scott Moore · The Cerbat GemMarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:
- 12/8/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 12/1/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/25/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/20/2025 – MarketAxess was downgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $209.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $247.00.
- 11/19/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/18/2025 – MarketAxess was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
- 11/13/2025 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
- 11/10/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $186.00 to $188.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
- 11/10/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $194.00 to $198.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
- 11/7/2025 – MarketAxess was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating.
- 10/20/2025 – MarketAxess was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating.
- 10/14/2025 – MarketAxess was given a new $164.00 price target on by analysts at Loop Capital.
- 10/14/2025 – MarketAxess was given a new $180.00 price target on by analysts at Piper Sandler.
MarketAxess Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th were issued a dividend of $0.76 per share. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 19th. MarketAxess’s payout ratio is presently 51.70%.
Insider Buying and Selling at MarketAxess
In related news, CRO Kevin M. Mcpherson sold 1,494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $185.32, for a total transaction of $276,868.08. Following the transaction, the executive directly owned 67,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,542,642.92. The trade was a 2.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
MarketAxess Holdings Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. The company offers trading technology that provides liquidity access in U.S. high-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, eurobonds, municipal bonds, U.S.
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