After Hours
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Stocks Info
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 $85.02B. A total of 1.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.10M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 1,369 shares of CME for 227.96 per share on Jan 16 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 256,805 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 16 ’25, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 60 shares at 227.96 per share. CME shares that Director owns now total 2,432.
Among the insiders who bought shares, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired of 264 shares on Dec 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $232.89. This resulted in the Director holding 255,436 shares of CME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 12 shares at $232.89 per share on Dec 27 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,372.
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 $4.49, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.90%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.81. CME’s most recent ex-dividend date was when it declared a $5.80 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/9/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.08%. The CME stock dividend was $1.15 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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CME has a high of $242.98 and a low of $186.08.
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 $78.47, 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 3.39.
