Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.03 EPS

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The financial services provider reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03, Zacks reports. Interactive Brokers Group had a return on equity of 5.12% and a net margin of 9.44%.The business had revenue of $1.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.94 EPS. Interactive Brokers Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Here are the key takeaways from Interactive Brokers Group’s conference call:

• Company reported record net revenues with commissions up 19% YoY to over $600M, net interest income of $904M (+17% YoY), a sustained 77% pre-tax margin, and raised the annual dividend to $0.35.
• Customer activity and balances were strong — total client equity rose 38% YoY to $789B, uninvested cash hit a record $169B (+35% YoY), DARTs increased 24% to 4.4M, and futures volumes rose 20% to a quarterly record.
• Management is scaling AI across products and operations (investment themes, enhanced Ask IBKR, expanded news summarization, multilingual chatbot, and automation of onboarding/compliance) to boost client experience and internal efficiency.
• Product expansion continues — broader crypto services in the EEA, crypto transfer‑in, Coinbase Derivatives access (nano contracts and perpetual futures), and prediction markets/Election Board were launched, but revenue contribution remains early-stage.
• The business is rate‑sensitive — a 25bp U.S. rate cut is estimated to reduce annual net interest income by about $82M (and ~$35M for a 25bp move in relevant non‑USD rates), creating downside risk if benchmark rates fall.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

Shares of IBKR opened at $79.62 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $71.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.57. Interactive Brokers Group has a 52 week low of $38.53 and a 52 week high of $82.88. The company has a market capitalization of $135.06 billion, a PE ratio of 35.95, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.25.

Interactive Brokers Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.0875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This is a boost from Interactive Brokers Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Interactive Brokers Group’s payout ratio is presently 14.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Vice Chairman Earl H. Nemser sold 145,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total transaction of $11,288,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 155,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,066,750. The trade was a 48.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders have sold 400,000 shares of company stock worth $30,725,122 over the last quarter. Insiders own 2.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Interactive Brokers Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IBKR. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $40,000. Ramsey Quantitative Systems acquired a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $44,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 191.8% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,249 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays increased their price target on Interactive Brokers Group from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research lowered Interactive Brokers Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $91.00 to $81.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.00.

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.