Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares valued at $276,868 were sold by McPherson Kevin M on Sep 12 ’25. At $185.32 per share, McPherson Kevin M sold 1,494 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 67,681 shares worth approximately $12.16 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, McPherson Kevin M purchased 1,494 shares, netting a total of over 276,873 in proceeds.
Before that, Casper Stephen P had sold 1,600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $298,544, the Director traded MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares for $186.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,600 shares, worth approximately $7.76 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 -2.08% to $179.71. The stock’s lowest price that day was $179.6, but it reached a high of $183.56 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.64%. Over the course of the year, MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.61%.
Is MarketAxess Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of MarketAxess Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 95587.0 shares to 1.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.3 million shares. A decline of -7.96% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.84.
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 38.12% from the previous closing price of $183.53. 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.
