Why Interactive Brokers Stock Popped on Friday
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Interestingly, What's remarkable is Does Interactive Brokers stock cost too much. Online stockbroker Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR 7. 65%) soared to close up 7. 65% on Friday after beating on...
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Interestingly, What's remarkable is Does Interactive Brokers stock cost too much
Online stockbroker Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR 7. 65%) soared to close up 7. 65% on Friday after beating on both the top and bottom lines Thursday evening
On the other hand, Heading into the quarter, analysts forecast Interactive Brokers would earn $0 (remarkable data). 45 per (adjusted for one-time items) on sales of just under $1 (this bears monitoring)
In fact, the company earned $0. 51 per -- generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) -- and its sales were just under $1
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Interactive Brokers Q2 earnings Not only did Interactive Brokers report GAAP earnings superior to the mere "adjusted" earnings number Wall Street was looking for, but its earnings actually grew 24% in comparison to last year's Q2
Revenue growth for the quarter was only 20%, so fit margins on revenue imved as well
Interestingly, new customer accounts grew only 32% during the quarter, however, so much of the company's increase in revenue (and fit) must have come from existing customers, with new customers just dipping their toes in the water initially, amid market uncertainty
Indeed, DARTs (daily average revenue trades) for the company grew 49%, suggesting that long-term customers of the company traded even more frequently in the quarter
Is Interactive Brokers stock a buy, amid market uncertainty
Management did not give guidance for the coming quarter or for the full year (an important development)
For what it's worth, though, analysts who the stock forecast Q3 earnings very similar to Q2 -- $0, in today's financial world. 46 per, unless IB surprises them again
Revenue growth is supposed to be similarly modest, up only 3% year over year
Granted, longer term, analysts see the company growing earnings at a faster rate -- 12 (remarkable data). 5% annually over the next five years (remarkable data), in today's financial world
Still, that doesn't seem fast enough to justify the stock's premium valuation of nearly 33x trailing earnings
On the other hand, At that high price, I just can't bring myself to recommend the stock, earnings beat or no earnings beat (which is quite significant), in this volatile climate
However, Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned, amid market uncertainty
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