Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. Has $53.48 Million Stock Position in Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $ICE

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jun 17th, 2026

Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. raised its position in Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE – Free Report) by 1.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 330,185 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,903 shares during the period. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Intercontinental Exchange were worth $53,477,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. ICONIQ Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. ICONIQ Capital LLC now owns 2,621 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Mechanics Financial Corp now owns 6,138 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $994,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 2,611 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $423,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,384 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $548,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 4,207 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $681,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares during the period. 89.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intercontinental Exchange Stock Up 0.6%

NYSE ICE opened at $140.95 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $153.32 and a 200-day moving average of $159.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.92. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has a 52 week low of $136.67 and a 52 week high of $189.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $2.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.23 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $3.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.88 billion. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 14.99% and a net margin of 30.06%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Intercontinental Exchange Inc. will post 8.16 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Intercontinental Exchange

In related news, General Counsel Andrew J. Surdykowski sold 4,573 shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $151.56, for a total transaction of $693,083.88. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 45,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,891,887.88. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Warren Gardiner sold 2,490 shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.64, for a total value of $390,033.60. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 25,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,945,604.96. This trade represents a 9.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 13,425 shares of company stock valued at $2,046,324 over the last quarter. 0.84% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $183.00 to $187.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Intercontinental Exchange from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $188.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $177.00 price objective on Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Thursday, June 11th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price objective on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods assumed coverage on Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $190.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $193.00.

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Intercontinental Exchange Profile

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Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) is a global operator of exchanges, clearing houses and data services that provides infrastructure for the trading, clearing, settlement and information needs of financial and commodity markets. Founded in 2000 by Jeffrey C. Sprecher as an electronic energy trading platform, the company has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions to operate a broad portfolio of assets spanning listed equities, futures and options, fixed income, and over-the-counter derivatives.