Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for MarketAxess (MKTX)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of MarketAxess (NASDAQ: MKTX) in the last few weeks:

• 8/3/2026 – MarketAxess had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/1/2026 – MarketAxess was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 7/31/2026 – MarketAxess was downgraded by UBS Group AG from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $167.00 price target on the stock, down from $200.00.
• 7/30/2026 – MarketAxess was downgraded by William Blair from “outperform” to “market perform”.
• 7/15/2026 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $175.00 to $128.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $195.00 to $129.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $170.00 to $132.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $215.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – MarketAxess had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Benchmark Co..
• 6/30/2026 – MarketAxess had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $168.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/12/2026 – MarketAxess was upgraded by Bank of America Corporation from “underperform” to “neutral”. They now have a $170.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/11/2026 – MarketAxess had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They now have a $134.00 price target on the stock, down from $189.00.
• 6/11/2026 – MarketAxess was downgraded by Rothschild & Co Redburn from “buy” to “neutral”. They now have a $134.00 price target on the stock, down from $189.00.

MarketAxess Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. MarketAxess’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.79%.

MarketAxess Holdings Inc operates a leading global electronic trading platform specializing in fixed-income securities and related products. The company’s network enables institutional investors and broker-dealers to trade corporate bonds, municipal securities, emerging markets debt, U.S. Treasuries and credit default swaps in an automated, multi-dealer environment. MarketAxess also offers portfolio trading, data analytics, best-execution tools and post-trade services to streamline workflows and enhance price discovery across its marketplace.

In addition to core voice-like trading protocols, MarketAxess provides Open Trading®, an anonymous, all-to-all trading protocol designed to improve liquidity and transaction efficiency.