IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE): Today's Featured Financial Services Loser

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) pushed the Financial Services industry lower today making it today's featured Financial Services loser. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, IntercontinentalExchange fell 92 cents (-0.7%) to $134.90 on light volume. Throughout the day, 298,934 shares of IntercontinentalExchange exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 573,200 shares. The stock ranged in price between $129.37-$136.14 after having opened the day at $129.37 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $135.82. Other company's within the Financial Services industry that declined today were: Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group (RODM), down 13.9%, Direct Markets Holdings (MKTS), down 13.9%, Credit Suisse (DSLV), down 9.4%, and PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN (AGA), down 6.5%.

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IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. operates regulated exchanges, clearing houses, and over-the-counter (OTC) markets for agricultural, credit, currency, emissions, energy, and equity index contracts. IntercontinentalExchange has a market cap of $9.89 billion and is part of the financial sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 18.5, below the average financial services industry P/E ratio of 18.9 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 12.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate IntercontinentalExchange a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates IntercontinentalExchange as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

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On the positive front, CompuCredit Corporation (CCRT), up 13.5%, Pzena Investment Management (PZN), up 11.7%, Community Bankers Trust Corporation (BTC), up 9.1%, and FirstCity Financial Corporation (FCFC), up 8.6%, were all gainers within the financial services industry with BlackRock (BLK) being today's featured financial services industry winner.

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