Congressman Buys Shares: Social media erupted with discussion after Representative Josh Gottheimer, a key member of the House Financial Services Committee, purchased shares in Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange.
Conflict or Confidence?: Voices on social media flagged potential conflicts of interest, given Gottheimer's position and ICE's pivotal role in finance. Yet others viewed the buy as a bullish signal from a well-placed insider, urging traders to monitor developments closely. The exchange highlights persistent fascination with politicians' stock moves.
Housing Data Adds Caution: Intercontinental Exchange also reported a 5% year-over-year surge in U.S. foreclosure starts for January, the highest since early 2020.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Intercontinental Exchange Insider Trading Activity
Intercontinental Exchange insiders have traded $ICE stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 32 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ICE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JEFFREY C SPRECHER (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 429,937 shares for an estimated $66,351,922.
- MAYUR KAPANI (Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 9 sales selling 30,640 shares for an estimated $4,797,590.
- BENJAMIN JACKSON (President) sold 12,861 shares for an estimated $2,122,077
- JUDITH A SPRIESER has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 11,322 shares for an estimated $1,889,424.
- ANDREW J SURDYKOWSKI (General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,851 shares for an estimated $584,191.
- DOUGLAS FOLEY (SVP, HR & Administration) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 3,200 shares for an estimated $542,112.
- WARREN GARDINER (Chief Financial Officer) sold 1,572 shares for an estimated $241,537
- STUART GLEN WILLIAMS (Chief Operating Officer) sold 939 shares for an estimated $161,542
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Intercontinental Exchange Revenue
Intercontinental Exchange had revenues of $3.1B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 3.7% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track ICE financials on Quiver Quantitative's ICE stock page.
Intercontinental Exchange Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ICE stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 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 JOSH GOTTHEIMER has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 01/26 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 10/16.
- SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN purchased up to $50,000 on 12/29.
- REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 11/05.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 09/25.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Intercontinental Exchange Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 766 institutional investors add shares of Intercontinental Exchange stock to their portfolio, and 902 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- J. STERN & CO. LLP added 53,798,055 shares (+17398.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $8,713,132,987
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 13,297,742 shares (-73.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,153,702,294
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 5,969,143 shares (-48.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $966,762,400
- HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P added 5,388,812 shares (+52.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $872,771,991
- VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP added 4,803,197 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $777,925,786
- LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC removed 3,127,598 shares (-48.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $506,545,772
- MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 2,345,065 shares (-96.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $379,806,727
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Intercontinental Exchange Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ICE in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Piper Sandler issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/14/2026
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/08/2026
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 01/07/2026
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 10/31/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/31/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Intercontinental Exchange, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ICE forecast page.
Intercontinental Exchange Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ICE recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $ICE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $193.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Michael Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $183.0 on 02/10/2026
- Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $193.0 on 02/06/2026
- Bill Katz from TD Cowen set a target price of $193.0 on 01/14/2026
- Patrick Moley from Piper Sandler set a target price of $195.0 on 01/14/2026
- Alex Kramm from UBS set a target price of $195.0 on 01/07/2026
- Kenneth Worthington from JP Morgan set a target price of $180.0 on 10/31/2025
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy from Raymond James set a target price of $210.0 on 10/13/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
