Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) Ascends While Market Falls: Some Facts to Note

The most recent trading session ended with Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) standing at $206.72, reflecting a +0.71% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.04% loss on the day.Shares of the company witnessed a gain of 26.94% over the previous month, beating the performance of the Finance sector with its gain of 9.28% and the S&P 500's gain of 13.42%.The upcoming earnings release of Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. will be of great interest to investors. On that day, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is projected to report earnings of $1.73 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 1.7%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $1.32 billion, up 7.65% from the year-ago period.IBKR's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $7.06 per share and revenue of $5.36 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +0.43% and +2.62%, respectively.It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the company's business health and profitability.Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.56% lower. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).From a valuation perspective, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is currently exchanging hands at a Forward P/E ratio of 29.1. This represents a premium compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 14.61.It is also worth noting that IBKR currently has a PEG ratio of 2.78. The PEG ratio bears resemblance to the frequently used P/E ratio, but this parameter also includes the company's expected earnings growth trajectory. The average PEG ratio for the Financial - Investment Bank industry stood at 1.2 at the close of the market yesterday.The Financial - Investment Bank industry is part of the Finance sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 195, placing it within the bottom 22% of over 250 industries.The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.Don’t Miss Out on These Stocks Before you make your next investing move, we have a free report that highlights the %%CTA_TEXT%% to buy.Our experts at Zacks Investment Research hand-selected these stocks for their eye-opening growth projections.Since 1988, our stock picks have more than doubled the S&P 500 with an average gain of +23.89% per year using the Zacks Rank stock-rating system.Register now to see the %%CTA_TEXT%%.7 best stocksWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks