CME Group
CME
Market cap $83.7B

232.22 USD

-0.01

0.00%

Updated Jan 2, 3:00 PM EST

1 day

-0.00%

5 days

-2.62%

1 month

-1.44%

3 months

3.87%

6 months

17.83%

Year to date

10.99%

1 year

10.99%

5 years

15.05%

10 years

163.47%

About: Based in Chicago, CME Group operates exchanges giving investors, suppliers, and businesses the ability to trade futures and derivatives based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign currencies, energy, metals, and commodities. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was founded in 1898 and in 2002 completed its IPO. Since then, CME Group has consolidated parts of the industry by merging with crosstown rival CBOT Holdings in 2007 before acquiring Nymex Holdings in 2008 and NEX in 2018. In addition, the company has a 27% stake in S&P Dow Jones Indices, making the Chicago Mercantile Exchange the exclusive venue to trade and clear S&P futures contracts. Through CME's acquisition of NEX, it also expanded into cash foreign exchange, fixed-income trading, and collateral optimization.

Employees: 3,565

Financials Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services

0

Funds holding %

of 6,812 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

74% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $623M | Put options by funds: $359M

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 [Q2] → 37 (+4) [Q3]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $65.1B [Q2] → $70.6B (+$5.44B) [Q3]

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 125 | Existing positions closed: 115

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,352 [Q2] → 1,362 (+10) [Q3]

7% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 509 | Existing positions reduced: 545

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.04% [Q2] → 88.9% (-3.14%) [Q3]

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Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$180

22%

downside

Avg. target

$236

2%

upside

High target

$260

12%

upside

11 analyst ratings

3 positive

27%

6 neutral

55%

2 negative

18%

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Kyle Voigt 88% 1-year accuracy 21 / 24 met price target	12%upside $260	Market Perform Maintained	20 Dec 2024
Barclays Benjamin Budish 72% 1-year accuracy 75 / 104 met price target	11%upside $257	Equal-Weight Maintained	9 Dec 2024
Deutsche Bank Brian Bedell 73% 1-year accuracy 29 / 40 met price target	3%downside $226	Hold Maintained	11 Nov 2024
Piper Sandler Patrick Moley 78% 1-year accuracy 31 / 40 met price target	8%upside $250	Overweight Maintained	28 Oct 2024
RBC Capital Ashish Sabadra 63% 1-year accuracy 32 / 51 met price target	1%upside $235	Sector Perform Reiterated	24 Oct 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 17 articles about CME published over the past 30 days

The Motley Fool

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CME Group: Exchanges And Data Will Keep Growing, And So Could Its Dividend

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CNBC Television

Trade Tracker: Kevin Simpson buys RTX and more CME Group

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Trade Tracker: Kevin Simpson buys RTX and more CME Group

Dividend Dynasty: My Blueprint For Market-Beating Returns

Dividend growth investing offers above-average returns with below-average risks, relying on long-term strategies that avoid chasing high yields or overvaluing Dividend Aristocrats. By focusing on overlooked opportunities in sectors like energy, aerospace, and transportation, I've built a portfolio leveraging long-term secular growth trends. This strategy refines traditional investing with disciplined capital allocation, aiming to uncover undervalued opportunities and achieve sustainable market outperformance.

Dividend Dynasty: My Blueprint For Market-Beating Returns

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Zacks Investment Research

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Product innovation, increased market volatility and a strategic economic market model are expected to aid Securities and Exchanges stocks like ICE, CME, NDAQ, CBOE and MKTX. However, compliance with regulations remains a challenge.

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