CME Group Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CME Group in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CME Group stock. 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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CME Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 28th 2021.
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CME Group will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 9th. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.10 billion. CME Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.22% and a net margin of 43.68%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share.
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CME Group's stock was trading at $194.6750 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CME stock has increased by 6.6% and is now trading at $207.58.
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CME Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 4th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share on Thursday, March 25th. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 9th. This is a boost from CME Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.85.
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CME Group pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.74%. CME Group does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of CME Group is 52.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CME Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.46% next year. This indicates that CME Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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15 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for CME Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $230.00. On average, they anticipate CME Group's stock price to reach $193.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.7%.
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144 employees have rated CME Group CEO Terry Duffy on Glassdoor.com. Terry Duffy has an approval rating of 83% among CME Group's employees.

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CME Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CME."

CME Group's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.12%), Royal London Asset Management Ltd. (0.07%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), NatWest Group plc (0.03%) and Windward Capital Management Co. CA (0.02%). Company insiders that own CME Group 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, Ronald A Pankau, Sean Tully, Sunil Cutinho, Terrence A Duffy, Timothy S Bitsberger and William R Shepard.
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CME stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including UMB Bank N A MO, Fulcrum Capital LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Clear Street Markets LLC, First Midwest Bank Trust Division, and Pacer Advisors Inc.. Company insiders that have sold CME Group company stock in the last year include Bryan T Durkin, Charles P Carey, Daniel R Glickman, Dennis Suskind, Hilda Harris Piell, John W Pietrowicz, Julie Winkler, Ken Vroman, Kevin Kometer, Martin J Gepsman, and Timothy S Bitsberger.
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CME stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Clarus Group Inc., Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, Oak Harvest Investment Services, NatWest Group plc, Everence Capital Management Inc., Park National Corp OH, and NuWave Investment Management LLC.
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Shares of CME can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of CME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $207.58.

CME Group has a market capitalization of $74.52 billion and generates $4.87 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.12 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.80 on an earnings per share basis.

CME Group employs 4,370 workers across the globe.

CME Group was founded in 1848.

The official website for CME Group is www.cmegroup.com.

CME Group is headquartered at 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL, 60606.

CME Group's mailing address is 20 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 312-930-1000 or via email at [email protected]