The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares valued at $449,540 were sold by McPherson Kevin M on Jun 11 ’25. At $224.77 per share, McPherson Kevin M sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 69,175 shares worth approximately $12.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, McPherson Kevin M purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 449,540 in proceeds.
Before that, Roupie Christophe Pierre Danie had sold 1,189 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $250,213, the Head of EMEA and APAC traded MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares for $210.44 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,189 shares, worth approximately $1.5 million.
As published in a research note from Argus on August 25, 2025, MarketAxess Holdings Inc [MKTX] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $212. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 10, 2024, BofA Securities has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for MKTX.
Analyzing MKTX Stock Performance
On last trading session, MarketAxess Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: MKTX] plunged -2.65% to $182.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $182.15, but it reached a high of $188.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.30%. Over the course of the year, MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $232.84 on 05/08/25 and a 52-week low of $182.15 on 08/28/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 180.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 178.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 186.32. The next price resistance is at 190.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 31.69 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is MarketAxess Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MarketAxess Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by 93531.0 shares to 1.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 1.38 million shares. A decline of -7.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.35.
Which companies own the most shares of MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX)?
In terms of MarketAxess Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 253.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 35.19% from the previous closing price of $187.51. Analysts anticipate MarketAxess Holdings Inc stock to reach 295 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 212. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked MarketAxess Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $291.
