CME Group (CME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company also provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges; and trade processing and risk mitigation services. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $235.60 to $240.31
• 50-Day Range: $221.17 to $246.02
• 52-Week Range: $190.70 to $249.02
• Volume: 3.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $85.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.08
• Dividend Yield: 1.93%
• Price Target: $229.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CME Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CME Group scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 137th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CME Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CME Group has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CME Group are expected to grow by 1.37% in the coming year, from $10.22 to $10.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CME Group is 25.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CME Group is 25.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 27.95.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CME Group has a PEG Ratio of 5.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CME Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.36% of the outstanding shares of CME Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CME Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CME Group has recently increased by 28.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CME Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.95%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CME Group has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CME Group is 48.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CME Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.40% next year. This indicates that CME Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.26

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.36% of the outstanding shares of CME Group have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CME Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CME Group has recently increased by 28.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

CME Group has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for CME Group this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

19 people have searched for CME on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 73% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added CME Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CME Group insiders have sold 62,755.49% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $2,622.00 in company stock and sold $1,648,071.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.30% of the stock of CME Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.75% of the stock of CME Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CME Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CME shares performed this year?

CME Group's stock was trading at $210.60 at the start of the year. Since then, CME stock has increased by 13.3% and is now trading at $238.53.
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How were CME Group's earnings last quarter?

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.65 by $0.03. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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How will CME Group's stock buyback program work?

CME Group's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, December 5th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $3,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 3.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are CME Group's major shareholders?

CME Group's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.41%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.30%), Vontobel Holding Ltd. (0.95%) and Fiera Capital Corp (0.92%). Insiders that own company stock include Terrence A Duffy, Bryan T Durkin, Julie Holzrichter, Hilda Harris Piell, Sunil Cutinho, Julie Winkler, Martin J Gepsman, Elizabeth A Cook, Terry L Savage, Terry L Savage, Daniel R Glickman, Lynne Fitzpatrick, Ken Vroman, Timothy S Bitsberger, Derek Sammann, Timothy Francis Mccourt, Charles P Carey, Dennis Suskind, William R Shepard, Sean Tully and Kevin Kometer.
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How do I buy shares of CME Group?

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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What other stocks do shareholders of CME Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CME Group investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and Southern First Bancshares (SFST).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/27 Dividend: 12/09/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/16 Dividend: 12/27/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges & services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CME
• CUSIP: 12572Q10
• CIK: 1156375
• Web: www.cmegroup.com
• Phone: (312) 930-1000
• Fax: 312-466-4410
• Employees: 3,565
• Year Founded: 1848

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $229.33
• High Stock Price Target: $260.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $9.51
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.34
• P/E Growth: 5.41
• Net Income: $3.23 billion
• Net Margins: 57.34%
• Pretax Margin: 73.64%
• Return on Equity: 13.39%
• Return on Assets: 2.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 14.22
• Cash Flow: $10.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.42
• Book Value: $74.43 per share
• Price / Book: 3.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 360,362,000
• Free Float: 359,281,000
• Market Cap: $85.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56