Earl Nemser Sells 94,800 Shares of Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) Stock

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) Vice Chairman Earl Nemser sold 94,800 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.19, for a total transaction of $7,222,812.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 60,200 shares in the company, valued at $4,586,638. The trade was a 61.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

IBKR stock traded down $0.03 on Wednesday, reaching $75.45. The company had a trading volume of 4,183,104 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,483,492. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $32.82 and a 1 year high of $78.80. The company’s fifty day moving average is $67.41 and its 200 day moving average is $66.30. The company has a market cap of $127.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.06, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.24.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a return on equity of 5.12% and a net margin of 9.44%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.51 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will post 7.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Interactive Brokers Group’s payout ratio is currently 14.48%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Interactive Brokers Group

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,704 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,269,000 after buying an additional 2,713 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in Interactive Brokers Group during the second quarter worth $416,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 284.3% during the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 49,024 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,716,000 after buying an additional 36,268 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC boosted its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 312.9% during the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 479 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% during the second quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,416 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $189,000 after acquiring an additional 2,562 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Interactive Brokers Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Interactive Brokers Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and strong top-line growth: IBKR reported Q results with EPS and revenue above consensus and year-over-year revenue growth (~18.5%), supporting bullish investor expectations. Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgrade and momentum coverage: Zacks Research recently upgraded IBKR to a “strong‑buy” and multiple Zacks pieces highlight the stock’s recent price strength and investor attention, which can attract additional flow. Zacks: Attracting Investor Attention
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst target upgrades and positive consensus: Several firms (BMO, Barclays, Piper Sandler) have raised targets or kept overweight/outperform views; MarketBeat shows a “Moderate Buy” consensus and a near‑term average target slightly above the current price, supporting further upside. MarketBeat Analyst Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend and capital return: IBKR announced a modest quarterly dividend (small yield), which is supportive but not a major catalyst for price moves. Dividend & Company Details
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider selling by Vice Chairman Earl Nemser: Multiple recent sales (totaling millions of dollars, executed at prices in the mid‑$70s) were disclosed and were not part of a 10b5‑1 plan — a discretionary sale that can be interpreted as a bearish signal or at least a source of selling pressure. InsiderTrades: Nemser Sale

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on IBKR. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Interactive Brokers Group from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Piper Sandler set a $80.00 price objective on Interactive Brokers Group and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. CICC Research started coverage on Interactive Brokers Group in a report on Monday, October 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $78.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 target price on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Interactive Brokers Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.39.

Interactive Brokers Group Company Profile

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage holding company that provides trading, clearing and custody services to retail traders, institutional investors, proprietary trading groups and financial advisors. The firm offers direct access to a wide range of asset classes, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and exchange-traded funds across many international markets. Interactive Brokers emphasizes electronic order execution, automated trading and low transaction costs as core differentiators for its clients.

Its product suite centers on advanced trading platforms and infrastructure.