Marketaxess (MKTX)
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Marketaxess Holdings
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
$147.00
▼(-13.02% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is driven primarily by strong underlying financial quality (profitability, balance sheet strength) and a constructive earnings update (record results, margin expansion, and clear product roadmap). These positives are partially offset by weak technicals (price below key moving averages with negative MACD) and softer recent free-cash-flow momentum.
Positive Factors
High Profitability & Margins
Sustained high gross and net margins indicate a structurally profitable business model with pricing power and operating leverage. That margin cushion supports ongoing tech investment, product development and capital returns, improving resilience across economic cycles and funding growth initiatives.
Negative Factors
Declining Free Cash Flow
A material drop in trailing free cash flow and volatile cash conversion risk the company’s capacity to fund buybacks, dividends and reinvestment sustainably. Persistent variability could constrain strategic flexibility and force tougher prioritization of capital allocation over time.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High Profitability & Margins
Sustained high gross and net margins indicate a structurally profitable business model with pricing power and operating leverage. That margin cushion supports ongoing tech investment, product development and capital returns, improving resilience across economic cycles and funding growth initiatives.
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Marketaxess Holdings Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Average Daily Volume by Type
Monitors trading volumes across different product types, indicating market activity levels and the company's ability to capture trading demand.
Monitors trading volumes across different product types, indicating market activity levels and the company's ability to capture trading demand.
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Market Cap
$4.68B
Dividend Yield1.66%
Average Volume (3M)549.64K
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.8
Beta (1Y)-0.19
Revenue Growth7.85%
EPS Growth46.95%
CountryUS
Employees891
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryFinancial - Capital Markets
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)8.47
Shares Outstanding35,539,450
10 Day Avg. Volume616,593
30 Day Avg. Volume549,644
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-3.13
Price to Book (P/B)5.82
Price to Sales (P/S)7.86
P/FCF Ratio17.84
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.19
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.36
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.82
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$183.50Price Target Upside8.58% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)8.06
Revenue Forecast (FY)$906.13M
Marketaxess Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. It offers the access to liquidity in the U.S. investment-grade bonds, U.S. high-yi...
How the Company Makes Money
MarketAxess primarily makes money by charging fees tied to trading activity on its electronic platforms. Its core revenue stream is transaction-based: when clients execute trades in eligible fixed-income instruments on MarketAxess, the company ear...
Marketaxess Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 22, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a broadly positive operational and financial picture: record revenue, commission growth, EPS +20%, improved operating margin, strong free cash flow, and pronounced international/EM momentum. Management acknowledged near-term headwinds in April (lower volatility, heavy new issuance, TRACE duplicate reporting) and mix-driven fee pressure, but outlined concrete product initiatives (DirectBooks new-issue pilot, closing auction enhancements, AI-driven analytics) and technology investments to address market-share and execution gaps. Overall, highlights notably outweigh the lowlights.Positive Updates
Record Total Revenue and Revenue Growth
Record total revenue of ~$230–233 million in Q1 2026, up 12% year-over-year; revenue outside U.S. credit grew 20%, reflecting strong international product contributions and the RFQ Hub acquisition.
Negative Updates
April Volume Decline and Market Share Pressure
Trading volumes declined in April versus Q1 levels driven by a return to lower volatility and tighter credit spreads; April new issuance activity and holiday timing reduced estimated U.S. high-grade market share and made comps tougher year-over-year.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Total Revenue and Revenue Growth
Record total revenue of ~$230–233 million in Q1 2026, up 12% year-over-year; revenue outside U.S. credit grew 20%, reflecting strong international product contributions and the RFQ Hub acquisition.
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Company Guidance
The company reiterated near-term operational guidance emphasizing product rollouts and capital discipline: a pilot of its DirectBooks new-issue trading solution will begin at the end of May with a broader new-issue/block trading solution and click‑to‑trade on the break coming in H2 2026 (straight‑through processing of allocations slated for August), and management expects to address April market‑share headwinds (adjusted TRACE duplicates may have inflated volumes by up to ~8%, which would have raised MarketAxess’s April market share by ~160 bps) as activity rebounds in May amid a robust new‑issue market (industry forecasts ~ $2 trillion in 2026). Financial and operating metrics underpinning that guidance include record Q1 revenue up 12% to ~$230–233M, total commission revenue $203M (credit commissions $184M), services revenue $30M (+10%), diluted EPS $2.20 GAAP / $2.25 ex‑notables (+20% YoY), operating margin ~44% (+~200 bps), non‑GAAP expenses up 8%, trailing‑12‑month free cash flow $316M, cash/investments $537M, $137M drawn on the facility at end‑April and $205M remaining on the repurchase authorization after completing a $300M ASR and returning $60M; trading KPIs supporting growth include block ADD $7B, global portfolio trading ADV $1.9B (+51%), automation volume $144B, EM volumes +30% with 1,547 active client firms, and U.S. high‑yield open trading penetration at 47%.Marketaxess Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
83
Very Positive
Cash Flow
68
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 875.65M | 849.20M | 817.92M | 750.90M | 718.71M | 701.03M |
| Gross Profit | 617.11M | 593.40M | 573.61M | 524.13M | 519.48M | 528.79M |
| EBITDA | 462.32M | 452.70M | 442.61M | 411.09M | 406.14M | 395.01M |
| Net Income | 309.44M | 246.63M | 274.18M | 258.06M | 250.22M | 257.89M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.30B | 1.81B | 1.79B | 2.02B | 1.61B | 1.53B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 440.37M | 568.46M | 649.25M | 522.25M | 464.75M | 517.93M |
| Total Debt | 291.96M | 284.94M | 72.65M | 79.68M | 82.68M | 88.42M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.10B | 650.35M | 400.56M | 722.10M | 526.68M | 489.14M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.19B | 1.15B | 1.39B | 1.29B | 1.08B | 1.04B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 236.13M | 373.94M | 375.30M | 281.32M | 237.36M | 231.47M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 277.18M | 382.14M | 385.24M | 333.77M | 289.23M | 282.09M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -99.03M | -96.72M | -86.94M | -155.29M | -86.27M | -67.69M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -283.97M | -332.37M | -201.38M | -147.06M | -242.38M | -189.78M |
Marketaxess Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
169.00
Price Trends
156.59
Negative
165.76
Negative
169.40
Negative
Market Momentum
-7.73
Positive
24.78
Positive
5.87
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MKTX, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 169 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 141.02, above the 50-day MA of 156.59, and below the 200-day MA of 169.40, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -7.73 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 24.78 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 5.87 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for MKTX.
Marketaxess Holdings Risk Analysis
Marketaxess Holdings disclosed 34 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Marketaxess Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Marketaxess Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $23.52B | 24.52 | 13.64% | 0.45% | 18.26% | 66.10% | |
78 Outperform | $8.88B | 18.75 | 19.31% | ― | 23.83% | 45.00% | |
76 Outperform | $5.63B | 18.89 | 21.56% | 1.63% | 30.99% | 32.50% | |
74 Outperform | $7.57B | 7.84 | 35.67% | 2.88% | 28.84% | 73.53% | |
73 Outperform | $4.68B | 14.83 | 24.27% | 1.66% | 7.85% | 46.95% | |
69 Neutral | $4.82B | 16.97 | 33.24% | 4.06% | 9.04% | -13.29% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Marketaxess Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
MarketAxess Posts Record Q1 Results and Boosts Capital Returns
Positive
May 7, 2026
On May 7, 2026, MarketAxess reported first-quarter 2026 results showing record revenue of $233.4 million, up 12% year on year, driven by a 20% rise in revenue outside U.S. credit and strong gains in emerging markets and eurobonds. Commission and s...
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