On Tuesday, CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) opened lower -1.15% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $265.29. Price fluctuations for CME have ranged from $186.08 to $267.91 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Financial Sector giant was 4.83%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 3.27% at the time writing. With a float of $359.25 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $359.60 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 3760 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 86.13%, operating margin of 64.13%, and the pretax margin is 74.08%.
CME Group Inc (CME) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of CME Group Inc is 0.32%, while institutional ownership is 89.41%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 26 ’25, was worth 68,954. In this transaction Director of this company bought 263 shares at a rate of $262.62, taking the stock ownership to the 257,061 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 26 ’25, when Company’s Director bought 12 for $262.62, making the entire transaction worth $3,041. This insider now owns 2,443 shares in total.
CME Group Inc (CME) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.66 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 3.27% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 5.45% during the next five years compared to 10.36% growth over the previous five years of trading.
CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for CME Group Inc (CME). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 15.42. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 26.28.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 9.67, a number that is poised to hit 2.62 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 11.19 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of CME Group Inc (CME)
Looking closely at CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME), its last 5-days average volume was 1.99 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 2.17 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 42.06%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.11.
During the past 100 days, CME Group Inc’s (CME) raw stochastic average was set at 89.49%, which indicates a significant increase from 56.22% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 13.94% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.18% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $250.64, while its 200-day Moving Average is $225.89. However, in the short run, CME Group Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $263.94. Second resistance stands at $265.64. The third major resistance level sits at $266.62. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $261.26, it is likely to go to the next support level at $260.28. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $258.58.
CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) Key Stats
There are currently 360,357K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 94.51 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 6,130 M according to its annual income of 3,526 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,525 M and its income totaled 874,600 K.
