CME

CME GROUP INC.

Nasdaq · Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services · Inc. DE · CIK 0001156375
$246.38 -2.44% $89.3B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)32 New Institutional Positions18 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$89.3B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (48%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$56.6B
Inst. Activity32 buys / 18 sells
Insider Activity1B / 9S
Insider Net $-$14.7M
Reddit Sentiment63° Warm
SEC Reports11
Congressional1 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services·Inc. DE·CIK 0001156375·Prev Close $252.54

Recent Activity

Jul 21, 2026 earnings_calendar
CME Q2 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-07-21
EPS est: $3.07 | Rev est: $1.8B
Jun 18, 2026 SEC
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrades CME to Outperform — PT $305 (flat vs prior, +20.8% upside)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 3/10
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
Rothschild & Co upgrades CME to Buy — PT $323 (+22.4%)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 1/10
May 31, 2026 SEC
TD Cowen upgrades CME to Buy — PT $305 (+11.5%)
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 2/10
May 18, 2026 Insider
Piell Hilda Harris sold 5,753 shares
Sr MD & Chief HR Officer @ $304.63 ($1.8M)
May 15, 2026 Insider
DUFFY TERRENCE A sold 25,996 shares
Chairman and CEO @ $298.14 ($7.8M)
Mar 27, 2026 Event
Paul Kuscher v. CME Group, Inc.
Court ruling from District Court, N.D. Illinois. Docket: 1:22-cv-02640
Mar 26, 2026 Insider
SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 1,407.78 shares
Director @ $297.38 ($418.6K)

Price Targets

$305.93 +24.2% upside Strong Buy
Current $246.38 Low $230.00 Median $310.00 High $353.00 15 analysts
$230.00 $353.00

Analyst Ratings

Hold48% buy · 21 analysts
2Strong Buy
8Buy
8Hold
3Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 18, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods UPGRADE Market Perform → Outperform
Jun 11, 2026 Rothschild & Co UPGRADE Neutral → Buy
Apr 23, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
Apr 23, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
Apr 15, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.98 $2.88 — $3.10 1% YoY 13
Next Q $2.97 $2.80 — $3.16 11% YoY 13
Current FY $12.28 $11.91 — $12.62 10% YoY 15
Next FY $12.92 $11.85 — $13.61 5% YoY 15

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$9.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$6.9B
STATE STREET CORP$4.7B
MORGAN STANLEY$2.8B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$2.7B

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 18, 2026Piell HildaSELL$1.8M
May 15, 2026DUFFY TERRENCESELL$7.8M
Mar 26, 2026SHEPARD WILLIAMBUY$418.6K
Mar 17, 2026Marcus JonathanSELL$1.0M
Mar 17, 2026Marcus JonathanSELL$1.1M

Reddit Sentiment

63°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
36 mentions 15 bullish 5 bearish

Congressional Trades

1 members: 1 buys, 0 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Gilbert CisnerosDBUY$1,001 - $15,000
50 institutional holders with $56.6B total value (191,812,770 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 32 institutions added/increased vs 18 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.31,448,257$9.3B16.4%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC23,367,282$6.9B12.2%
3STATE STREET CORP16,055,287$4.7B8.4%
4MORGAN STANLEY9,406,843$2.8B4.9%
5VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC9,029,289$2.7B4.7%
6Capital World Investors6,936,488$2.0B3.6%
7RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC4,374,832$1.3B2.3%
8Sanders Capital, LLC4,161,190$1.2B2.2%
9BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/4,019,944$1.2B2.1%ADD +39.1%
10FMR LLC3,760,906$1.1B2.0%
11AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC3,733,549$1.1B1.9%
12FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC3,669,446$1.1B1.9%
13Capital International Investors3,576,608$1.1B1.9%
14GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC3,575,307$1.1B1.9%
15FIL Ltd3,391,765$1.0B1.8%
16Capital Research Global Investors3,334,426$984.8M1.7%DOUBLED +213.9%
17ROYAL BANK OF CANADA2,950,082$871.3M1.5%
18Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.2,781,898$821.6M1.5%
19GQG Partners LLC2,625,795$775.5M1.4%TRIM -37.6%
20PineStone Asset Management Inc.2,594,611$766.3M1.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD2,889,3574,019,944+39.1%$1.2B2026-Q1
Capital Research Global InvestorsDOUBLED1,062,3433,334,426+213.9%$984.8M2026-Q1
GQG Partners LLCTRIM4,208,4592,625,795-37.6%$775.5M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD1,376,8261,981,500+43.9%$585.2M2026-Q1
FEDERATED HERMES, INC.DOUBLED564,0761,560,298+176.6%$460.8M2026-Q1
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/TRIM2,235,2651,479,514-33.8%$454.8M2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPADD855,0931,457,799+70.5%$430.6M2026-Q1
1832 Asset Management L.P.ADD632,5751,053,209+66.5%$311.1M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCTRIM2,049,649964,043-53.0%$284.7M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDADD579,757826,274+42.5%$244.0M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED14,285804,218+5529.8%$237.5M2026-Q1
M&G PlcTRIM994,710684,081-31.2%$201.8M2026-Q1
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTDDOUBLED86,558593,525+585.7%$174.8M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.DOUBLED57,903464,624+702.4%$137.2M2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.TRIM502,240364,755-27.4%$107.7M2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SAADD208,238285,386+37.0%$84.3M2026-Q1
Baird Financial Group, Inc.ADD197,528279,264+41.4%$82.5M2026-Q1
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUNDADD161,477254,747+57.8%$75.2M2026-Q1
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.DOUBLED10,562245,629+2225.6%$72.5M2026-Q1
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUPADD172,425232,836+35.0%$69.3M2026-Q1
BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/ILADD147,840204,534+38.3%$60.4M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPADD94,912185,645+95.6%$54.8M2026-Q1
CREDIT AGRICOLE S ATRIM239,131179,152-25.1%$52.9M2026-Q1
M&T BANK CORPADD132,731173,850+31.0%$51.3M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHTRIM296,402165,104-44.3%$48.8M2026-Q1
16 unique insiders with 33 transactions. Net insider value: -$14.7M ($418.6K bought, $15.2M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 18, 2026Piell Hilda HarrisSr MD & Chief HR OfficerSELL5,753$304.63$1.8M
May 15, 2026DUFFY TERRENCE AChairman and CEOSELL25,996$298.14$7.8M
Mar 26, 2026SHEPARD WILLIAM RDirectorBUY1,407.78$297.38$418.6K
Mar 17, 2026Marcus Jonathan LSr MD General CounselSELL3,291$313.37$1.0M
Mar 17, 2026Marcus Jonathan LSr MD General CounselSELL3,291$333.37$1.1M
Mar 15, 2026Marcus Jonathan LSr MD General CounselTAX W/H2,377$311.40$740.2K
Mar 15, 2026Piell Hilda HarrisSr MD & Chief HR OfficerTAX W/H3,039$311.40$946.3K
Mar 15, 2026DUFFY TERRENCE AChairman and CEOAWARD62,902$311.40$19.6M
Mar 15, 2026Winkler JulieSr MD Chief Commercial OfficerTAX W/H3,658$311.40$1.1M
Mar 15, 2026Fitzpatrick LynnePresident and CFOTAX W/H2,439$311.40$759.5K
Mar 15, 2026Tobin Jack JMD Chief Accounting OfficerAWARD608$311.40$189.3K
Mar 15, 2026Cutinho SunilChief Information OfficerTAX W/H3,658$311.40$1.1M
Mar 15, 2026Tobin Jack JMD Chief Accounting OfficerTAX W/H179$311.40$55.7K
Mar 15, 2026Cutinho SunilChief Information OfficerAWARD8,256$311.40$2.6M
Mar 15, 2026Fitzpatrick LynnePresident and CFOAWARD5,504$311.40$1.7M
Mar 15, 2026Sammann DerekSr MD Gl Hd Commodities MktsTAX W/H3,627$311.40$1.1M
Mar 15, 2026Winkler JulieSr MD Chief Commercial OfficerAWARD8,256$311.40$2.6M
Mar 15, 2026Sammann DerekSr MD Gl Hd Commodities MktsAWARD8,256$311.40$2.6M
Mar 15, 2026DUFFY TERRENCE AChairman and CEOTAX W/H27,866$311.40$8.7M
Mar 15, 2026Vroman KenChief Transformation OfficerAWARD7,076$311.40$2.2M
Mar 15, 2026Sprague SuzanneCOO & Global Head of ClearingTAX W/H2,439$311.40$759.5K
Mar 15, 2026Piell Hilda HarrisSr MD & Chief HR OfficerAWARD7,076$311.40$2.2M
Mar 15, 2026Vroman KenChief Transformation OfficerTAX W/H3,135$311.40$976.2K
Mar 15, 2026Sprague SuzanneCOO & Global Head of ClearingAWARD5,504$311.40$1.7M
Mar 15, 2026Marcus Jonathan LSr MD General CounselAWARD5,270$311.40$1.6M
Mar 15, 2026McCourt Timothy FrancisSr MD Global Head Equity & FXAWARD5,504$311.40$1.7M
Mar 15, 2026McCourt Timothy FrancisSr MD Global Head Equity & FXTAX W/H2,810$311.40$875.0K
Mar 12, 2026Vroman KenChief Transformation OfficerSELL5,160$309.00$1.6M
Mar 11, 2026Tobin Jack JMD Chief Accounting OfficerGIFT105
Mar 6, 2026Cook Elizabeth ADirectorSELL1,000$320.00$320.0K
Feb 23, 2026Durkin Bryan TDirectorSELL4,200$309.65$1.3M
Feb 20, 2026GEPSMAN MARTIN JDirectorSELL300$305.90$91.8K
Feb 6, 2026Suskind DennisDirectorSELL748$300.00$224.4K
11 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 3 bullish, 2 bearish, 1 mixed, 5 neutral. Avg impact: 3.5/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (48% buy). Based on 21 analysts: 2 strong buy, 8 buy, 8 hold, 3 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$305.93 mean target +24.2% upside Strong Buy (2.44)
$230.00 Low $353.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$246.38
Target Low$230.00
Target Mean$305.93
Target Median$310.00
Target High$353.00
# Analysts15
RecommendationStrong Buy (2.44)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.98 $2.88 $3.10 0.8% +0.1% 1↑ 1↓ $1.7B 2.1% 13
Next Q
2026-09-30
$2.97 $2.80 $3.16 10.9% +0.0% 2↑ 0↓ $1.7B 10.9% 13
Current FY
2026-12-31
$12.28 $11.91 $12.62 9.6% +0.2% 3↑ 0↓ $7.0B 8.0% 15
Next FY
2027-12-31
$12.92 $11.85 $13.61 5.2% +0.3% 3↑ 0↓ $7.3B 4.3% 15

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.983
7d ago$2.983
30d ago$2.979+0.004
60d ago$3.113-0.130
90d ago$3.025-0.042
9 analyst firms have rated this stock: 3 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 18, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods UPGRADE Market Perform Outperform
Jun 11, 2026 Rothschild & Co UPGRADE Neutral Buy
Apr 23, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 23, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 15, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 13, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 10, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 8, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Mar 4, 2026 Argus Research DOWNGRADE Buy Hold
Feb 5, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Feb 5, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 5, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 5, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Feb 5, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 15, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 14, 2026 TD Cowen UPGRADE Hold Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262883048%
May 1, 20262883048%
Apr 1, 20262873050%
Mar 1, 20263863055%
Feb 1, 20263863055%
Jan 1, 20263773050%
Dec 1, 20253783048%
Nov 1, 20255773055%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
1 members of Congress traded this stock: 1 buys, 0 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jan 9, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000CME Group IncFeb 16, 2026 (39d)
63°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
36 mentions 15 bullish 5 bearish 30 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 12, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 12, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 11, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 11, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 11, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 10, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 9, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 8, 2026267° Warm202
Jun 8, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 5, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 5, 2026160° Warm101
May 26, 2026140° Cool011
May 20, 2026150° Neutral001
May 19, 2026160° Warm101
May 14, 2026160° Warm101
May 14, 2026160° Warm101
May 14, 2026150° Neutral001
May 14, 2026150° Neutral001
May 13, 2026156° Neutral001
May 13, 2026156° Neutral001
May 13, 2026150° Neutral001
May 5, 2026140° Cool011
May 5, 2026140° Cool011
Apr 25, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 25, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 19, 2026258° Warm102
Apr 19, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 18, 2026144° Neutral001
Apr 18, 2026144° Neutral001
Apr 18, 2026561° Warm205

Recent Reddit Threads

r/wallstreetbets Bearish 9d 7h ago
OIL PRICE 4 REGARDS
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r/stocks Bullish 9d 9h ago
CME Announces Plans to Offer 24/7 WTI Oil and Gold Contracts
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r/options Bullish 10d 20h ago
USD Dominance vs. EUR/GBP Volatility: Key Data to Watch
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 12d 14h ago
Quantitative Strategy Performing Well
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r/stocks Bullish 12d 14h ago
Quantitative Strategy Performing Well
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 15d 16h ago
Pure luck
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r/stocks Bearish 25d 9h ago
No Rate Cuts This Year
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r/investing Neutral 1mo ago
Leverage in retirement accounts?
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r/stocks Bullish 1mo ago
CME crypto index futures are kind of a big deal imo
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/options Neutral 1mo ago
Futures Options CL, GC, SI, NG: European or American style?
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.2
r/wallstreetbets Neutral 1mo ago
CME : Wheat futures closed limit up on historic USDA crop data.
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/investing Bullish 1mo ago
CME Institutional Flow Analysis (OI/CHGE) – Full Week Overview
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/investing Bullish 2mo ago
What institutional flows looked like this week (COT + CME)
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r/investing Neutral 2mo ago
Weekly Institutional Report: Combined COT Structure + CME Execution
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Jul 21, 2026
earnings_calendar
CME Q2 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-07-21
EPS est: $3.07 | Rev est: $1.8B
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CME — 3.0M shares, 75,279 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 3,006,606 shares across 75,279 trades.
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 55.3% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 320,116 | Exempt: 73 | TRF Vol: 579,251 | Short Ratio: 55.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 57.6% short (0.6M / 1.1M)
Short: 612,710 | Exempt: 522 | TRF Vol: 1,063,541 | Short Ratio: 57.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 58.3% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 482,707 | Exempt: 10 | TRF Vol: 828,450 | Short Ratio: 58.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 62.5% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 442,269 | Exempt: 1,731 | TRF Vol: 707,471 | Short Ratio: 62.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CME — 3.0M shares, 88,333 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 3,015,834 shares across 88,333 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 57.9% short (0.5M / 0.9M)
Short: 502,139 | Exempt: 5,216 | TRF Vol: 867,278 | Short Ratio: 57.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 55.5% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 348,935 | Exempt: 8 | TRF Vol: 628,632 | Short Ratio: 55.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CME — 4.2M shares, 104,456 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 4,192,119 shares across 104,456 trades.
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 66.4% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 519,750 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 783,296 | Short Ratio: 66.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 58.8% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 354,613 | Exempt: 721 | TRF Vol: 602,695 | Short Ratio: 58.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CME — 60.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 379,088 | Exempt: 20 | TRF Vol: 629,791 | Short Ratio: 60.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CME — 2.7M shares, 77,361 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 2,666,075 shares across 77,361 trades.
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CME — 3.0M shares, 82,046 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 2,982,321 shares across 82,046 trades.
Mar 27, 2026
Enforcement
Paul Kuscher v. CME Group, Inc.
Court ruling from District Court, N.D. Illinois. Docket: 1:22-cv-02640