MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX) Stock Short-term Performance Analysis

Nora Barnes

MarketAxess Holdings Inc [MKTX] stock prices are up 1.18% to $175.21 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The MKTX shares have gain 9.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.56%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

MarketAxess Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: MKTX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 20, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $209 for it. Previously, Argus upgraded its rating to Buy on August 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $212. On April 08, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight. BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and suggested a price target of $199 on April 10, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on January 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $291. In a note dated October 06, 2023, UBS initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $285 on this stock.

The stock price of MarketAxess Holdings Inc [MKTX] has been fluctuating between $156.17 and $244.05 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $205.83 within the next 12 months. MarketAxess Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: MKTX] shares were valued at $175.21 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.48% based on the average MKTX price forecast.

Analyzing the MKTX fundamentals

The MarketAxess Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:MKTX] reported sales of 843.57M for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.27%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.41%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.44%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.26%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.05.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 172.48 points at the first support level, and at 169.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 176.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 178.73.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that MarketAxess Holdings Inc [NASDAQ:MKTX]’s Current Ratio is 2.18. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.18, and the Cash Ratio is 2.86. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.72, the price to book ratio is 4.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.80.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved McPherson Kevin M, Chief Revenue Officer, that happened on Sep 12 ’25 when 1494.0 shares were sold. Officer, McPherson Kevin M completed a deal on Sep 12 ’25 to buy 1494.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Casper Stephen P sold 1600.0 shares on Sep 08 ’25.

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