Community Trust & Investment Co. Acquires 33,943 Shares of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $ICE

Community Trust & Investment Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICEFree Report) by 30.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 145,983 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,943 shares during the period. Community Trust & Investment Co.’s holdings in Intercontinental Exchange were worth $17,972,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ICE. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Intercontinental Exchange by 51.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,448 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $514,000 after purchasing an additional 1,169 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 9.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 14,396 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,483,000 after buying an additional 1,189 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 16.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,078 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $381,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 27.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 21,213 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,892,000 after buying an additional 4,628 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in shares of Intercontinental Exchange by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 266,496 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $48,894,000 after acquiring an additional 6,373 shares during the last quarter. 89.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William Jefferson Hague sold 1,333 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.46, for a total value of $185,900.18. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,132 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,807,608.72. This trade represents a 6.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction, the general counsel directly owned 45,473 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,891,887.88. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 20,725 shares of company stock worth $3,133,148. 0.84% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ICE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Piper Sandler reduced their target price on Intercontinental Exchange from $211.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Intercontinental Exchange from $187.00 to $163.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $182.00 price objective (up from $180.00) on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Intercontinental Exchange from $208.00 to $180.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $177.00 target price (up from $159.00) on shares of Intercontinental Exchange in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $183.33.

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Intercontinental Exchange Stock Performance

NYSE ICE opened at $150.35 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $139.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $152.97. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.79 and a 12-month high of $189.35. The firm has a market cap of $84.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.24, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICEGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.06. Intercontinental Exchange had a return on equity of 14.95% and a net margin of 30.08%.The firm had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.81 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Intercontinental Exchange Inc. will post 8.08 EPS for the current year.

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.

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