Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $11.22 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 $7.16 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] rose 2.95% to $165.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $161.89, but it reached a high of $167.33 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.61%. Over the course of the year, MarketAxess Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -42.37%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $232.84 on 05/08/25 and a 52-week low of $156.17 on 11/03/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for MarketAxess Holdings Inc (MKTX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 162.65, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 159.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 168.09. The next price resistance is at 170.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.73 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 rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 77909.0 shares to 1.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.53 million shares. A jump of 4.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.33.
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 199 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.6% from the previous closing price of $161.0. Analysts anticipate MarketAxess Holdings Inc stock to reach 253 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 164. 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.
