MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. (MKTX) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Capital Markets
Wait for pullback to $115.30. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $124.81. Engine's entry $115.30 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risk: Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.3%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
MarketAxess operates electronic fixed-income trading platforms serving approximately 2,100 institutional investor and broker-dealer clients across 90 countries. In 2025, 86.8% of revenues came from transaction commissions, with U.S. high-grade bonds generating 37.8% of total... Read more
Wait for pullback to $115.30. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $124.81. Engine's entry $115.30 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risk: Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.3%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 9/11 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, positive momentum, news boost analyst 0.35, news boost analyst cluster(4), earnings proximity 50d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS MarketAxess Holdings Solicits Proxies from Shareholders - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
- NEWS John Chevedden Submits Shareholder Proposal to MarketAxess Holdings - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com neutral
- NEWS MarketAxess (NASDAQ:MKTX) Reaches New 1-Year Low - What's Next? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) Delivers Q1 2026 Beat — EPS $2.25 vs $2.20 Expected - Weak Earnings Momentum - Newser — Newser positive
- NEWS MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX) Delivers Q1 2026 Beat — EPS $2.25 vs $2.20 Expected - Global Trading Community - Newser — Newser positive
Generated 2026-06-17T09:12:25Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMProductU.S. high-grade corporate bonds38%10-K Item 1A: 'We currently derive approximately 37.8% of our revenues from secondary trading in U.S. high-grade corporate bonds.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-17Item 5.02LOWBoard appointed Douglas Cifu to Compensation/Talent and Finance Committees, and Kenneth Schiciano to Audit Committee, effective May 1, 2026. Both previously elected as directors March 1, 2026. Routine committee assignments; no departures.SEC filing →
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Wait for pullback to $115.30. Recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $124.81. Engine's entry $115.30 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risk: Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.3%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Wide-moat business. Accumulate on weakness. Target $156.13 (+25.1%), stop $106.96 (−16.7%), Setup A.R:R 4.3:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $156.13 (+29.4% upside). Target $156.13 (+25.1%), stop $106.96 (−16.7%), Setup A.R:R 4.3:1. Stop-loss: $106.96.
Below 200-MA, MA slope -5.3%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.3 (forward 13.6). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
20 analysts cover MKTX with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $179.
What does MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. do?MarketAxess operates electronic fixed-income trading platforms serving approximately 2,100 institutional investor and...
MarketAxess operates electronic fixed-income trading platforms serving approximately 2,100 institutional investor and broker-dealer clients across 90 countries. In 2025, 86.8% of revenues came from transaction commissions, with U.S. high-grade bonds generating 37.8% of total revenues. Open Trading generated an estimated $496.4 million in price improvement for clients in 2025.