Is CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) No Longer A Good Investment?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

CME belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry. The current market capitalization of CME Group Inc is $81.80B. A total of 1.23 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.90M shares.

In the most recent transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 280 shares of CME for 218.50 per share on Sep 25 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 255,172 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 25 ’24, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 12 shares at 218.50 per share. CME shares that Director owns now total 2,360.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Fitzpatrick Lynne disposed of 754 shares on Sep 15 ’24 at a per-share price of $216.99. This resulted in the Sr MD Chief Financial Officer holding 13,261 shares of CME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Durkin Bryan T sold 7,593 shares at $214.59 per share on Aug 30 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 55,607.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. CME Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.55, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.00%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.06. CME’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/9/2024 when it declared a $1.15 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/25/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/25/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/7/2024. The CME stock dividend was $1.15 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CME has a high of $226.78 and a low of $190.70.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $76.90, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.40B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 3.41.

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