Zacks Research Has Bullish Forecast for IBKR Q4 Earnings

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $1.77 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.76. The consensus estimate for Interactive Brokers Group’s current full-year earnings is $7.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Interactive Brokers Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.43 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.74 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $224.00 to $231.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Interactive Brokers Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $210.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Interactive Brokers Group in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Interactive Brokers Group from $225.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $204.13.

Interactive Brokers Group Stock Performance

IBKR opened at $178.15 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $75.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.23, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $203.73 and a 200 day moving average of $176.08. Interactive Brokers Group has a fifty-two week low of $103.69 and a fifty-two week high of $236.53.

Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ:IBKR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $2.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.22. Interactive Brokers Group had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 5.00%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.37 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.52 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 21.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Interactive Brokers Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. SRH Advisors LLC bought a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 66.4% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 178 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Interactive Brokers Group by 90.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 185 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rialto Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Interactive Brokers Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 23.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Interactive Brokers Group

In related news, Director Jill Bright bought 135 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $219.51 per share, with a total value of $29,633.85. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $543,506.76. This trade represents a 5.77 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.99% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Interactive Brokers Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Interactive Brokers Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.16%.

About Interactive Brokers Group

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company engages in the execution, clearance, and settlement of trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), precious metals, and cryptocurrencies.