IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE): Today's Featured Financial Services Winner
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) pushed the Financial Services industry higher today making it today's featured financial services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, IntercontinentalExchange rose $2.79 (1.6%) to $182.45 on average volume. Throughout the day, 944,249 shares of IntercontinentalExchange exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 683,200 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $179.66-$183.89 after having opened the day at $180.09 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $179.66. Other companies within the Financial Services industry that increased today were:
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), up 11.9%,
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), up 9.4%,
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), up 6.4% and
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), up 5.4%.
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. operates regulated global markets and clearing houses primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Brazil. IntercontinentalExchange has a market cap of $13.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 45.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate IntercontinentalExchange a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
IntercontinentalExchange
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins, solid stock price performance, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full IntercontinentalExchange Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
CIFC
(
CIFC
), down 7.7%,
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), down 7.5%,
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), down 6.1% and
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), down 4.7% , were all laggards within the financial services industry with
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) being today's financial services industry laggard.
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