IPO Plans: Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) intends to launch an IPO next year to create a publicly traded company, American Critical Resources, focusing on lithium extraction and geothermal power generation.
Government Funding Strategy: The CEO, Rod Colwell, indicated that the IPO aims to attract U.S. government investments, as there is a trend in Washington favoring public companies for funding over private ones.
Technology Challenges: CTR has faced difficulties in commercializing its direct lithium extraction technology, which is considered more sustainable than traditional methods, and has missed deadlines for supplying lithium to General Motors.
Environmental Concerns: The Salton Sea project, which aims to produce lithium by 2028, has faced legal challenges from environmental groups regarding water use, although a state court ruled against the group earlier this year.
Wall Street analysts forecast ICE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ICE is 191.60 USD with a low forecast of 174.00 USD and a high forecast of 223.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast ICE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ICE is 191.60 USD with a low forecast of 174.00 USD and a high forecast of 223.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 174.350
Low
174.00
Averages
191.60
High
223.00
Current: 174.350
Low
174.00
Averages
191.60
High
223.00
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Overweight
maintain
$183 -> $182
2026-01-08
Reason
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
Price Target
$183 -> $182
AI Analysis
2026-01-08
maintain
Overweight
Reason
Barclays analyst Benjamin Budish lowered the firm's price target on IntercontinentalExchange to $182 from $183 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm updated targets in the brokers, asset managers and exchanges group ahead of the Q4 reports. Total volumes across equities, options, and futures "rose nicely" quarter-over-quarter and volatility picked up sequentially, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
UBS
Buy
downgrade
$200 -> $195
2026-01-07
Reason
UBS
Price Target
$200 -> $195
2026-01-07
downgrade
Buy
Reason
UBS lowered the firm's price target on IntercontinentalExchange to $195 from $200 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
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Morgan Stanley
Equal Weight
maintain
$169 -> $174
2025-12-22
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$169 -> $174
2025-12-22
maintain
Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley raised the firm's price target on IntercontinentalExchange to $174 from $169 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. Healthy transactional activity across brokers and exchanges in Q4 drives modest positive revision risk, notes the analyst in a preview. The analyst is raising Q4 EPS estimates by 5% on average, leaving the firm in-line with consensus, the analyst noted.
BofA
Buy
maintain
$218 -> $223
2025-12-10
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$218 -> $223
2025-12-10
maintain
Buy
Reason
BofA raised the firm's price target on IntercontinentalExchange to $223 from $218 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Looking ahead to 2026, the firm now favors the alternative asset managers to online brokers due to what it sees as a better valuation and positioning setup combined with a stronger macro backdrop, the analyst tells investors in a note on the brokers, asset managers and exchanges group.
About ICE
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. provides financial technology and data services across major asset classes, helping its customers access workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. Its Exchanges segment operates regulated marketplace technology for the listing, trading and clearing of an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities as well as data and connectivity services related to its exchanges and clearing houses. Its Fixed Income and Data Services segment provides fixed income pricing, reference data, indices, analytics and execution services as well as global credit default swaps (CDS), clearing and multi-asset class data delivery technology. Its Mortgage Technology segment provides a technology platform that offers customers comprehensive, digital workflow tools that aim to address inefficiencies and mitigate risks that exist in the United States residential mortgage market life cycle, from application through closing, servicing and the secondary market.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
