CME Group - CME Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CME Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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15 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for CME Group's stock. Their CME share price forecasts range from $161.00 to $267.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $220.73 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 25.6% from the stock's current price.
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CME Group's stock was trading at $168.16 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CME stock has increased by 4.5% and is now trading at $175.68.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 8th 2023.
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CME Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 8th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 27th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.05. The financial services provider earned $1.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.15 billion. CME Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.06% and a net margin of 54.01%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.38 EPS.
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CME Group declared a None dividend on Thursday, December 8th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $4.50 per share on Wednesday, January 18th. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 27th. This is a boost from the stock's previous None dividend of $3.25.
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CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.28%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 54.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CME will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.54% 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 trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CME."

CME Group's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (0.27%), Troy Asset Management Ltd (0.24%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.20%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.18%), Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich (0.16%) and M&G Investment Management Ltd. (0.14%). 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, John W Pietrowicz, 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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One share of CME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $175.68.

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) has a market capitalization of $63.20 billion and generates $4.69 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.64 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.35 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,480 workers across the globe.

CME Group's mailing address is 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The official website for the company is www.cmegroup.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (312) 930-1000, via email at info@cmegroup.com, or via fax at 312-466-4410.