CME Group (CME) Competitors $277.18 +0.70 (+0.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$278.45 +1.27 (+0.46%) As of 07:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CME vs. CBOE, COIN, MKTX, NDAQ, NVDA, IBKR, ICE, MCO, MSCI, and AROWShould you be buying CME Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CME Group include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Coinbase Global (COIN), MarketAxess (MKTX), Nasdaq (NDAQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Moody's (MCO), MSCI (MSCI), and Arrow Financial (AROW). CME Group vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets Coinbase Global MarketAxess Nasdaq NVIDIA Interactive Brokers Group Intercontinental Exchange Moody's MSCI Arrow Financial Cboe Global Markets (BATS:CBOE) and CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is CBOE or CME a better dividend stock? Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CME Group pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. CME Group pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cboe Global Markets has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CME Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer CBOE or CME? Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus target price of $212.89, indicating a potential downside of 13.41%. CME Group has a consensus target price of $261.93, indicating a potential downside of 5.50%. Given CME Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CME Group is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cboe Global Markets 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33CME Group 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.06 Does the media refer more to CBOE or CME? In the previous week, CME Group had 58 more articles in the media than Cboe Global Markets. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for CME Group and 1 mentions for Cboe Global Markets. CME Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 0.63 indicating that CME Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cboe Global Markets 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CME Group 37 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CBOE or CME? Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CME Group has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, CBOE or CME? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCboe Global Markets$3.49B7.46$529M$1.94126.73CME Group$6.13B16.29$3.53B$9.9427.89 Is CBOE or CME more profitable? CME Group has a net margin of 57.71% 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 Cboe Global Markets5.77% 20.05% 9.29% CME Group 57.71%14.03%2.76% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CBOE or CME? 81.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of CME Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of CME Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCME Group beats Cboe Global Markets on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CME Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CME and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CME and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CME vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCME GroupSecurities Exchanges IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$99.88B$79.15B$12.24B$9.49BDividend Yield1.82%1.18%5.55%4.00%P/E Ratio27.8928.9319.0819.95Price / Sales16.299.2326.2482.68Price / Cash24.2321.6421.6858.45Price / Book3.766.282.295.82Net Income$3.53B$2.04B$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.23%0.41%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance2.14%2.21%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance40.52%29.14%541.45%20.80% CME Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMECME Group4.4199 of 5 stars$277.18+0.3%$261.93-5.5%+40.0%$99.88B$6.13B27.893,760Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCBOECboe Global Markets0.8673 of 5 stars$236.65+22.4%$212.89-10.0%+31.7%$20.41B$3.49B123.001,540High Trading VolumeCOINCoinbase Global2.8316 of 5 stars$413.63-1.5%$320.06-22.6%+54.4%$105.01B$6.56B77.463,772Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMKTXMarketAxess4.5449 of 5 stars$207.76-0.5%$240.67+15.8%-4.1%$7.79B$817.10M36.13740NDAQNasdaq4.6244 of 5 stars$89.24-0.1%$92.63+3.8%+39.8%$51.23B$7.40B40.569,162Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNVDANVIDIA4.5236 of 5 stars$171.38-0.6%$181.22+5.7%+39.3%$4.18T$130.50B55.2836,000Trending NewsInsider TradeIBKRInteractive Brokers Group3.4799 of 5 stars$62.00-3.2%$59.38-4.2%+107.5%$104.81B$9.60B31.882,998Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementICEIntercontinental Exchange4.7101 of 5 stars$180.82+0.1%$194.42+7.5%+21.8%$103.72B$11.76B37.4412,920Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMCOMoody's4.69 of 5 stars$500.45+0.1%$523.73+4.7%+12.5%$90.03B$7.09B43.2215,838Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMSCIMSCI4.5835 of 5 stars$578.92+0.2%$654.27+13.0%-2.6%$44.79B$2.86B39.796,132Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeAROWArrow Financial4.1154 of 5 stars$26.91+0.6%$30.00+11.5%-13.1%$448.59M$223.07M15.83510News CoverageDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBOE Competitors COIN Competitors MKTX Competitors NDAQ Competitors NVDA Competitors IBKR Competitors ICE Competitors MCO Competitors MSCI Competitors AROW Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CME) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFREE GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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