IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE): Today's Featured Financial Winner
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Millennium India Acquisition Corporation
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Credit Suisse
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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 $9.55 billion and is part of the financial services industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 17.1, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 8.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate IntercontinentalExchange a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and three rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates IntercontinentalExchange as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, notable return on equity and expanding profit margins. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.
- You can view the full IntercontinentalExchange Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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