CME Group (CME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

10 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CME Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" CME shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CME, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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10 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for CME Group's stock. Their CME share price targets range from $180.00 to $245.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $215.70 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price.
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CME Group's stock was trading at $210.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CME shares have decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at $207.92.
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CME Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,420,000 shares, an increase of 18.2% from the March 15th total of 3,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,750,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
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CME Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 14th. The financial services provider reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. CME Group had a net margin of 57.83% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.32%. The business's revenue was up 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.92 EPS.
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CME Group announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 8th will be paid a dividend of $1.15 per share on Tuesday, March 26th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 7th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.10.
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CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.23%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 51.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CME will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.62% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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294 employees have rated CME Group Chief Executive Officer Terry Duffy on Glassdoor.com. Terry Duffy has an approval rating of 83% among the company's employees. 80.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at CME Group to a friend.

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CME Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.63%), Guinness Asset Management LTD (0.24%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.11%), Los Angeles Capital Management LLC (0.07%), Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC (0.05%) and Global Assets Advisory LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Bryan T Durkin, Charles P Carey, Daniel R Glickman, Dennis Suskind, Derek Sammann, Elizabeth A Cook, Hilda Harris Piell, Howard J Siegel, Julie Holzrichter, Julie Winkler, Kathleen M Cronin, Ken Vroman, Kevin Kometer, Martin J Gepsman, Martin J Gepsman, Sean Tully, Sunil Cutinho, Terrence A Duffy, Timothy Francis Mccourt, Timothy S Bitsberger and William R Shepard.
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Shares of CME stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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