Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 22.62%
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 6.45% and Operating profit at 2.72%
3
Flat results in Jun 25
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 86.21 MM has Grown at -37.32%
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 16.41%
4
With ROE of 16.08%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 6.66 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.88%, its profits have fallen by -15.7%
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -37.88% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Capital Markets)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
-36.36%
-0.62
27.19%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.45%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.72%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
39.82%
Dividend Payout Ratio
40.67%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
50.58%
ROE (avg)
22.62%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
41
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
6.66
EV to EBIT
24.95
EV to EBITDA
20.14
EV to Capital Employed
10.47
EV to Sales
10.36
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.78%
ROCE (Latest)
41.98%
ROE (Latest)
16.08%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 414.8 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at USD 1.25
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
The company hardly has any interest cost
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.54% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 1,061.88 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 224.29 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 97.42 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.91
-7What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 86.21 MM has Grown at -37.32%
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 16.41%
Here's what is working for MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at USD 1.25 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (USD)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 414.8 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 224.29 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 97.42 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.91
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 1,061.88 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.54% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 21.06 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 86.21 MM has Grown at -37.32%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






