After Hours
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.
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 $94.51B. A total of 4.41 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.90M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Sprague Suzanne sold 1,500 shares of CME for 256.83 per share on Mar 03 ’25. After the transaction, the COO & Global Head of Clearing now owns 8,036 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Sprague Suzanne bought 1,500 shares at 256.83 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Piell Hilda Harris disposed of 3,984 shares on Feb 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $250.47. This resulted in the Sr MD & Chief HR Officer holding 27,046 shares of CME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Piell Hilda Harris bought 3,984 shares at $250.47 per share on Feb 27 ’25.
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 $10.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.00%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.12. CME’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.07% when it declared a $1.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/7/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/27/2024 with an ex-dividend date of . The CME stock dividend was $5.80 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 $258.78 and a low of $186.08.
As of this writing, CME has an earnings estimate of $2.62 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.83 per share and a lower estimate of $2.53.
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 $73.66, 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 3.39.
