MarketAxess (MKTX) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for MarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX):

• 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.
• 10/8/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $186.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – MarketAxess had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/7/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $255.00 to $240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $274.00 to $253.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – MarketAxess had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 8/25/2025 – MarketAxess was upgraded by analysts at Argus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $212.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other MarketAxess news, CRO Kevin M. Mcpherson sold 1,494 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the executive owned 67,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,542,642.92. This represents a 2.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Stephen P. Casper sold 1,600 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $186.59, for a total value of $298,544.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 43,208 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,062,180.72. The trade was a 3.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 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.