Piper Sandler analyst Patrick Moley raised estimates for Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.IBKR following its second-quarter FY24 results yesterday.
Interactive Brokers reported quarterly sales of $1.29 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.262 billion and EPS of $1.76, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.74.
Moley writes that management indicated they are in the process of onboarding “a couple dozen” new IB relationships, which he anticipates will support ongoing account growth within their long-term target range of 20%-25%.
The analyst is currently projecting annualized account growth of approximately 26% in FY24 and 23% in FY25.
The analyst increased EPS estimates from $6.62 to $6.75 in FY24 and $6.42 to $6.61 in FY25.
The analyst maintains a positive outlook on IBKR shares, seeing the company well-positioned to capitalize on ongoing global expansion in retail trading.
Piper analyst maintained an Overweight rating with a price target of $140.
Meanwhile, Barclays upped the price target to $147 from $145 and reiterated the Overweight rating.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Alpha Dog ETFRUFF and IShares Focused Value Factor ETF FOVL.
Price Action: IBKR shares are down 1.14% at $122.25 at the last check Wednesday.
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