Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. $IBKR Shares Sold by Cantillon Capital Management LLC

Cantillon Capital Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) by 1.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,664,026 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 139,605 shares during the quarter. Interactive Brokers Group accounts for 4.8% of Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Cantillon Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Interactive Brokers Group were worth $871,412,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 312.9% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 479 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Interactive Brokers Group by 51.8% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 516 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares during the period. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA bought a new stake in Interactive Brokers Group in the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 580 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Interactive Brokers Group by 300.0% in the second quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 632 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 474 shares during the period. 23.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Interactive Brokers Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Interactive Brokers Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings described as a “blowout” and an upgrade to the stock’s price target helped push shares toward record levels. Interactive Brokers soars to all-time high
• Positive Sentiment: Report notes roughly 1 million new accounts and sharply higher client activity, supporting revenue growth and DA/DRT metrics that drive recurring fees and commissions. 1M new accounts pour in
• Positive Sentiment: Company beat Q4 EPS and revenue expectations, with year-over-year revenue growth and expense declines boosting profitability and daily average revenue trades. Zacks: Q4 earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell-side analysts raised forecasts and price targets after the quarter, citing stronger-than-expected results and account growth. Analysts boost forecasts
• Positive Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets moved its price target higher and kept an outperform rating, adding institutional momentum to the bullish story. BMO raises PT
• Positive Sentiment: Management commentary from the earnings call reinforced strength in client flows, revenue drivers, and cost control — supporting forward expectations. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: The company declared a small quarterly dividend (0.08 per share; ~0.4% yield), a modest shareholder-friendly move but not material to total return.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note Wall Street optimism and a “moderate buy” consensus; these help sentiment but are incremental versus the earnings print. Wall Street bulls: should you buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Some market coverage noted investors “shrugged off” the beat in certain sessions, and there was intraday selling pressure at points despite the strong fundamentals. Markets shrug off quarterly beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Media summaries and highlights from Yahoo/Seeking Alpha amplify the results and call out “record growth” metrics, reinforcing the same signals to investors. Earnings highlights

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

Shares of IBKR opened at $77.02 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $130.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.77, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.24. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $32.82 and a twelve month high of $77.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $66.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.81.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.58 billion. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 9.44% and a return on equity of 5.12%. The firm’s revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will post 7.46 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Interactive Brokers Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.38%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on IBKR shares. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Interactive Brokers Group from $80.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research note on Friday, October 17th. CICC Research initiated coverage on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research note on Monday, October 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $78.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $80.00 price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Interactive Brokers Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $75.13.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Lawrence E. Harris sold 10,645 shares of Interactive Brokers Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.00, for a total value of $734,505.00. Following the sale, the director owned 198,704 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,710,576. This trade represents a 5.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 25,000 shares of company stock worth $1,731,503 in the last ninety days. 2.97% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Interactive Brokers Group

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc (NASDAQ: IBKR) is a global electronic brokerage holding company that provides trading, clearing and custody services to retail traders, institutional investors, proprietary trading groups and financial advisors. The firm offers direct access to a wide range of asset classes, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, bonds and exchange-traded funds across many international markets. Interactive Brokers emphasizes electronic order execution, automated trading and low transaction costs as core differentiators for its clients.

Its product suite centers on advanced trading platforms and infrastructure.