CME Group (CME) Competitors

CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) and Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor CME or CBOE?

In the previous week, CME Group had 42 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for CME Group and 2 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. CME Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.55 indicating that CME Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CME Group	40 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cboe Global Markets	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CME or CBOE?

CME Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cboe Global Markets. CME Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cboe Global Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CME Group	$6.13B	15.55	$3.53B	$10.33	25.60
Cboe Global Markets	$3.49B	7.37	$529M	$1.94	125.23

Do analysts rate CME or CBOE?

CME Group currently has a consensus price target of $260.60, suggesting a potential downside of 1.45%. Cboe Global Markets has a consensus price target of $217.57, suggesting a potential downside of 10.44%. Given CME Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CME Group is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CME Group	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Cboe Global Markets	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more volatility and risk, CME or CBOE?

CME Group has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CME or CBOE?

87.8% of CME Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CME Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CME or CBOE a better dividend stock?

CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CME Group pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cboe Global Markets pays out 99.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CME Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CME or CBOE more profitable?

CME Group has a net margin of 58.48% compared to Cboe Global Markets' net margin of 5.77%. Cboe Global Markets' return on equity of 20.05% beat CME Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CME Group	58.48%	14.60%	2.61%
Cboe Global Markets	5.77%	20.05%	9.29%

Summary

CME Group beats Cboe Global Markets on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.