CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) Could Achieve Gains In The Near Future

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CME Group Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of CME Group Inc is $78.46B. A total of 2.05 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.92M shares.

Insider Activity

Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, CME has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 44 BUYs and 44 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 88,873 shares during that period but sold 88,900.

In the most recent transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 1,331 shares of CME for 202.44 per share on Jan 18. After the transaction, the Director now owns 253,060 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 18, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 59 shares at 202.44 per share. CME shares that Director owns now total 2,322.

Among the insiders who bought shares, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired of 266 shares on Dec 28 at a per-share price of $210.79. This resulted in the Director holding 251,729 shares of CME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 12 shares at $210.79 per share on Dec 28. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,263.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. CME Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.40, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.02%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.60. CME’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/7/2024 when it declared a $1.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/26/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/18/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/27/2023. The CME stock dividend was $5.25 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CME in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $222.33 with high estimates of $250.00 and low estimates of $170.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CME has a high of $219.09 and a low of $169.76.

As of this writing, CME has an earnings estimate of $2.45 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.56 per share and a lower estimate of $2.35. The company reported an EPS of $2.25 in the last quarter, which was 1.40% higher than expectations of $2.22.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CME’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.95B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.45B in debt and $160.40B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $78.37, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.40B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CME is Buy with a score of 3.67.

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