What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for CME Group Q2 Earnings?

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CME) – Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for CME Group in a report released on Tuesday, February 4th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the financial services provider will earn $2.50 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.45. The consensus estimate for CME Group’s current full-year earnings is $10.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CME Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.53 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.14 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.60 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

CME has been the topic of several other reports. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on CME Group from $250.00 to $258.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on shares of CME Group from $260.00 to $256.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of CME Group from $227.00 to $226.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of CME Group from $245.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on CME Group from $210.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $229.27.

CME Group Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:CME opened at $244.41 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $235.20 and its 200 day moving average is $223.49. The company has a market cap of $88.08 billion, a PE ratio of 25.70, a P/E/G ratio of 5.37 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. CME Group has a 1 year low of $190.70 and a 1 year high of $249.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CME Group

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of CME Group by 1.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,284,745 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,823,964,000 after purchasing an additional 142,692 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in CME Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $871,063,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in shares of CME Group by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 2,514,040 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $554,707,000 after acquiring an additional 380,071 shares during the last quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC grew its stake in shares of CME Group by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC now owns 2,435,823 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $565,671,000 after acquiring an additional 996,498 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CME Group by 70.4% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,427,107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $544,157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,003,119 shares during the last quarter. 87.75% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

CME Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This is a boost from CME Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.15. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.05%. CME Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.37%.

CME Group announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, December 5th that authorizes the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the financial services provider to buy up to 3.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

About CME Group

CME Group Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services.