Are Things Looking Up For CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME)?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry segment. The current market capitalization of CME Group Inc is $97.13B. A total of 1.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.30M shares.

In the most recent transaction, JAMES NEWSOME bought 32,468 shares of CME for 6.16 per share on Aug 18 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jun 25 ’25, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 256 shares at 270.53 per share. CME shares that Director owns now total 258,196.

Among the insiders who bought shares, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired of 11 shares on Jun 25 ’25 at a per-share price of $270.53. This resulted in the Director holding 2,455 shares of CME after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carey Charles P sold 500 shares at $265.35 per share on Jun 10 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 4,900.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. CME Group Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.74, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.76%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.08.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CME has a high of $290.79 and a low of $201.43.

As of this writing, CME has an earnings estimate of $2.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.94 per share and a lower estimate of $2.52. The company reported an EPS of $2.68 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $77.13, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $27.40B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.35.

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