What is CME Group Stock?
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or Merc. which trades under the ticker symbol CME, is an organized exchange for futures and options trading. The Chicago Butter and Egg Board, CME, was formerly known for trading agricultural commodities like wheat and corn.
The CME first offered financial futures in the 1970s. Soon after, precious metals, Treasury bonds, and other assets were added. One of the biggest financial exchange operators in the world, the CME Group, was formed in 2007 through the merger of the CME and the Chicago Board of Trade.
Today, CME Group controls several other exchanges located in other cities. The CME is increasingly renowned for trading exotic commodities like weather derivatives and Bitcoin futures. One of the biggest financial exchanges in the world, the CME Group, was founded in 2007 through a merger with the Chicago Board of Trade. The parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange or NYMEX and Commodities Exchange, Inc. or COMEX was acquired by the CME in 2008.
By 2010, the CME had acquired a 90% stake in the financial and stock indices of Dow Jones. With the acquisition of the Kansas City Board of Trade, the industry leader in hard red winter wheat, the CME expanded once more in 2012. In addition, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange started trading Bitcoin futures in late 2017.
Understanding CME Group Stock:
There is a requirement for money managers and commercial entities to have tools at their disposal to hedge their risk and lock in pricing, which is essential for company operations because uncertainties are constant around the globe.
For example, the price sellers of the underlying commodities will get for their goods at the market can be known thanks to futures. In addition, it will make it possible for purchasers or consumers of those underlying commodities to know how much they will pay.
Speculators frequently take the opposing side of the trade to profit from changes in the price of the underlying commodity, even if these commercial firms employ futures for hedging. The risk that the speculators take on the commercials hedge.
A vast family of futures exchanges like the CME Group offers a regulated, liquid, centralized platform to conduct such transactions. Additionally, the CME Group offers settlement, clearing, and reporting services that facilitate a seamless trading environment.
CME Group Stock launch:
On December 5, 2002, the IPO was completed. On the same date in 2002, shares started trading under the ticker symbol CME on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Moreover, the share price for the offering was $35.
When S&P Global’s index division and Dow Jones Indexes were united in 2012 to establish S&P Dow Jones Indices, the company gained a 27% ownership position. The company purchased a majority investment in Dow Jones Indexes in 2010. Moreover, in 2018, the business invested $5.5 billion to purchase NEX Group.
CME Group Stock price:
At the time of writing the piece, the shares of CME Group Inc. were trading at $189.50 with a market capitalization of 65.71 billion. On March 21, 2022, the closing price of CME Group stock reached an all-time high of $238,94. Moreover, the 52-week high stock price for CME Group is $251.99, which is 37.9% more than the current share price. Conversely, the 52-week low stock price for CME Group is 166.54, which is 8.8% less than the current share price.
CME Group stock price trends:
There is a Buy consensus among the 14 Wall Street analysts who cover the (NASDAQ: CME) stock. Out of 14 analysts, 7 (50%) suggest buying CME stock as a Strong Buy, 3 (21.43%) suggest buying CME stock as a Buy, 3 (21.43%) suggest holding CME stock, 0 (0% suggest selling CME stock), and 1 (7.14%) suggest selling CME stock as a Strong Sell.
The average CME price objective is $227.75, according to 12 Wall Street analysts who have predicted CME stock prices for the next year, with $280.00 being the highest and $161.00 is the lowest.
By February 13, 2024, Wall Street analysts anticipate that CME Group’s share price will have risen to an average of $227.75. With the current CME share price of $187.21, the average Cme Group stock price projection predicts a possible increase of 21.65%.
The current Earnings Per Share (EPS) for CME Group is $7.41. Analysts expect CME’s EPS to be $8.36 on average for 2023, with the lowest EPS projection coming in at $7.70 and the highest EPS forecast coming in at $8.68. Additionally, analysts expect CME’s EPS to be $8.60 on average for 2024, with the lowest EPS projection coming in at $8.00 and the highest EPS forecast coming in at $8.85. Finally, CME’s EPS is anticipated to reach $9.20 in 2025 (minimum: $9.20, maximum: $9.20).
