Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is up 3.9% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement. ([finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ICE/?utm_source=openai))
Analysis: The most likely driver is a strong third-quarter report that topped Wall Street expectations, supported by record or near-record revenue trends across exchanges, data services, and recurring businesses. Investor sentiment also appears to have benefited from management highlighting that a key antitrust waiting-period condition for the planned MarketAxess acquisition has already been satisfied, which may have reduced deal-timing uncertainty. ([ir.theice.com](https://ir.theice.com/press/news-details/2026/Intercontinental-Exchange-Reports-Third-Quarter-2026/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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Intercontinental Exchange, SEC, Yahoo Finance, MarketBeat
Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.
$ICE Insider Trading Activity
$ICE insiders have traded $ICE stock on the open market 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ICE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- LYNN C MARTIN (President, NYSE Group) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 15,882 shares for an estimated $2,241,713.
- DOUGLAS FOLEY (SVP, HR & Administration) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,900 shares for an estimated $1,342,787.
- CHRISTOPHER SCOTT EDMONDS (President, Fixed Income & Data) sold 5,000 shares for an estimated $802,950
- WARREN GARDINER (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,981 shares for an estimated $779,376.
- ANDREW J SURDYKOWSKI (General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,574 shares for an estimated $739,921.
- MAYUR KAPANI (Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 4,271 shares for an estimated $645,762.
- MARTHA A TIRINNANZI has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,481 shares for an estimated $237,809.
- WILLIAM JEFFERSON HAGUE has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,424 shares for an estimated $198,503.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
$ICE Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 796 institutional investors add shares of $ICE stock to their portfolio, and 839 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 5,724,952 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $704,798,840
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 3,536,602 shares (-42.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $435,391,072
- SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 3,438,416 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $423,303,393
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 2,877,224 shares (+126.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $354,215,046
- CANTILLON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 2,806,486 shares (-95.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $345,506,491
- QUBE RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LTD added 2,453,327 shares (+311.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $302,029,086
- BLACKROCK, INC. removed 2,168,430 shares (-4.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $266,955,417
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
$ICE Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ICE stock 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ICE stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/12 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 07/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
$ICE Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ICE recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $ICE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $180.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $180.0 on 07/09/2026
- Alex Kramm from UBS set a target price of $190.0 on 07/07/2026
- Alexander Blostein from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $180.0 on 06/30/2026
- Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $153.0 on 06/22/2026
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