Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) closed the most recent trading day at $64.31, moving -1.06% from the previous trading session. The stock fell short of the S&P 500, which registered a loss of 0.74% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.63%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.76%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the company had gained 2.22% outpaced the Finance sector's gain of 2.1% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.79%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on January 20, 2026. The company is forecasted to report an EPS of $0.5, showcasing a 1.96% downward movement from the corresponding quarter of the prior year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $1.43 billion, showing a 0.75% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $2.06 per share and revenue of $5.94 billion, which would represent changes of +17.05% and +13.68%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the business and profitability.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.16% higher. Currently, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is carrying a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
In terms of valuation, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 31.5. This expresses a premium compared to the average Forward P/E of 18.09 of its industry.
It is also worth noting that IBKR currently has a PEG ratio of 1.98. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. IBKR's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.16 as of yesterday's close.
The Financial - Investment Bank industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 71, putting it in the top 29% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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