
Prediction: Interactive Brokers Stock Will Soar Over the Next Decade
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This growth stock is just getting started. However, While artificial intelligence stocks Nvidia and Palantir may be the darlings of 2025's stock market headlines, another under-the-radar stock deserves similar attention....
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July 24, 2025
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This growth stock is just getting started
However, While artificial intelligence stocks Nvidia and Palantir may be the darlings of 2025's stock market headlines, another under-the-radar stock deserves similar attention
Nevertheless, Even better, un Nvidia and Palantir, this stock still looks undervalued
Interestingly, this isn't even a stock
It's a financial company, given current economic conditions
I'm referring to the online stock brokerage Interactive Brokers (IBKR 1, considering recent developments
With its soaring revenue and fits, as well as its impressive customer account growth, this company's momentum looks poised to persist (an important development), in today's market environment
Moreover, However, Indeed, given the company's history of execution, its recent uptick in customer accounts, and its competitive advantage as a low-cost operator, it's highly ly that this stock will soar over the next decade
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Additionally, Stellar second-quarter results With s of Interactive Brokers rising 35% year to date going into the company's second-quarter earnings report last week, it's safe to say that expectations were elevated
Fortunately, the pureplay brokerage, which prides itself on automation and low costs, dered, in light of current trends
Total revenue, driven primarily by a 27% year-over-year increase in commissions, rose more than 20% year over year
Earnings per increased more than 24% year over year
Strong fundamentals this importantly help support the growth stock's boosted valuation multiple
S now trade at a price-to-earnings multiple of 33, up from 25 at the start of the year and from 20 at the lows during April's market sell-off
Momentum where it matters most To understand the bull case for Interactive Brokers, however, investors have to look beyond the company's reported revenue and earnings-per- growth (which is quite significant), in this volatile climate
Capturing its momentum is the online brokerage's strong customer metrics (remarkable data)
Starting with the lifeblood of Interactive Brokers', its customer accounts increased an impressive 32% year over year during the quarter, rising to 3. 87 million (this bears monitoring) (which is quite significant), amid market uncertainty
At the same time, The company's investments in automation are helping (remarkable data)
Additionally, "Our application cessing is highly automated and continually becoming even more so, explained Interactive Brokers Director of Investor Relations Nancy Stuebe during the company's second-quarter earnings call, "allowing us to handle surges in new accounts efficiently, without adding significantly to our headcount or cost base, considering recent developments. " The company has added 528,000 customers in 2025 alone
Additionally, increased customer activity is helping
Total daily average revenue trades (DARTs) during the quarter rose 49% year over year to 3 (something worth watching). 55 million
On the other hand, Lately, activity has been aided by a volatile stock market
The period included April's sell-off and the subsequent V-shaped recovery in the stock market
Moreover, "Volatility and uncertainty often spark increased market activity," Stuebe explained during the earnings call
Additionally, "Combined with our strong net new account growth, this led to our client trading volumes expanding for stocks, options, and futures
Furthermore, " Though it's worth noting that robust customer momentum isn't new for Interactive Brokers
The evidence shows company consistently grows its customer accounts at strong, double-digit growth rates, regardless of the quarter's volatility
While recent customer account growth rates and DART growth are unly to be sustainable, investors should at least expect double-digit growth rates in the teens or better in both key customer metrics for the next few years and beyond
At the same time, The bull case Overall, Interactive Broker's robust customer momentum, when combined with the company's highly automated operation, is a recipe for strong earnings growth for years to come
Of course, there are risks
If competing brokerages can replicate Interactive Brokers' automation, for instance, they could reverse their market losses and ultimately slow Interactive Brokers' growth
Further, more than half of the company's revenue is currently generated from net interest income, given current economic conditions
If the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, this line item will ly be hurt
However, Even with these risks, Interactive Brokers' strong customer momentum should easily offset declines in net interest income over the long haul
Furthermore, competition will ly struggle to replicate Interactive Brokers' secret recipe for automation -- a prietary cess the company has perfected over decades (this bears monitoring)
However, While there's no guarantee that the stock will beat the market over the long haul, it seems ly
Nevertheless, Given the stock's historical volatility, it will ly be a bumpy ride, but bably a worthwhile one
The Author Daniel Sparks is a contributing Stock Market Analyst at The Motley Fool covering nology, industrials, financials, and consumer goods
Daniel is currently the owner and chief investment officer of Sparks Capital Management, in today's financial world
Furthermore, He holds an MBA from Colorado State University
Moreover, Fun fact: The Globe and Mail highlighted Daniel and his investment philosophy in an article titled, “This stock picker is outperforming nearly everybody else
Here's how he is doing it. " TMFDanielSparks X @sparks_capital Daniel Sparks and his clients have no position in any of the stocks mentioned, amid market uncertainty
On the other hand, The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Interactive Brokers Group, Nvidia, and Palantir nologies
On the other hand, The Motley Fool recommends the ing options: long January 2027 $175 calls on Interactive Brokers Group and short January 2027 $185 calls on Interactive Brokers Group, in this volatile climate
On the other hand, The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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