Blackstone Inc. vs INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE, INC., two Financial Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BX and ICE diverge most: on altman z (solvency), BX reads 2.45 and ICE reads 0.59; on return on assets, BX reads 6.3% and ICE reads 2.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BX's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (fee-earnings basis). What ICE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BX | ICE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $123.07 | $135.18 |
| Market cap | $96.8B | $77.1B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +1.4% |
| P/E | 31.6 | 19.7 |
| P/B | 4.83 | 2.61 |
| P/S | 6.55 | 5.89 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 13.9 |
| Revenue growth | +17.1% | +7.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 45.4% |
| Net margin | 20.7% | 30.1% |
| Return on equity | 15.3% | 13.3% |
| Return on assets | 6.3% | 2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.01 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.45 | 0.59 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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