New Analyst Forecast: $CME Given $298.0 Price Target

We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $CME. Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a price target of 298.0 for CME.

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$CME Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CME recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $CME in the last 6 months, with a median target of $291.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Benjamin Budish from Barclays set a target price of $298.0 on 07/24/2025
Patrick Moley from Piper Sandler set a target price of $296.0 on 07/15/2025
Christopher Allen from Citigroup set a target price of $275.0 on 07/03/2025
Owen Lau from Oppenheimer set a target price of $300.0 on 06/04/2025
Alex Kramm from UBS set a target price of $305.0 on 04/25/2025
Kyle Voigt from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $273.0 on 04/24/2025
Mike Cyprys from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $304.0 on 04/24/2025

$CME Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $CME stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CME stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $50,000 on 05/12.
REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT BRESNAHAN purchased up to $15,000 on 04/08.
REPRESENTATIVE CAROL D. MILLER purchased up to $15,000 on 03/10.

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$CME Insider Trading Activity

$CME insiders have traded $CME stock on the open market 24 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 20 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CME stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

TERRENCE A DUFFY (Chairman and CEO) sold 30,000 shares for an estimated $7,775,400
JULIE WINKLER (Sr MD Chief Commercial Officer) sold 11,592 shares for an estimated $2,888,378
HOWARD J SIEGEL sold 10,000 shares for an estimated $2,600,000
DEREK SAMMANN (Sr MD Gl Hd Commodities Mkts) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 4,650 shares for an estimated $1,304,847.
KEN VROMAN (Chief Transformation Officer) sold 5,066 shares for an estimated $1,266,500
LARRY G GERDES has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 4,000 shares for an estimated $1,060,441.
HILDA HARRIS PIELL (Sr MD & Chief HR Officer) sold 3,984 shares for an estimated $997,852
CHARLES P CAREY has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 3,500 shares for an estimated $950,356.
DEBORAH J LUCAS sold 1,500 shares for an estimated $385,425
SUZANNE SPRAGUE (COO & Global Head of Clearing) sold 1,500 shares for an estimated $385,249
PHYLLIS M LOCKETT sold 1,060 shares for an estimated $294,552
DENNIS SUSKIND sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $271,280
WILLIAM R SHEPARD has made 4 purchases buying 541 shares for an estimated $144,330 and 0 sales.
DANIEL G KAYE sold 500 shares for an estimated $141,209
JONATHAN L MARCUS (Sr MD General Counsel) sold 390 shares for an estimated $108,225
MARTIN J GEPSMAN sold 300 shares for an estimated $81,951

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$CME Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 771 institutional investors add shares of $CME stock to their portfolio, and 643 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,987,980 shares (+10.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $792,681,214
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 2,832,475 shares (-34.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $751,427,292
GQG PARTNERS LLC added 2,176,685 shares (+7676.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $577,452,763
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,089,935 shares (+370.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $554,438,856
GAMMA INVESTING LLC removed 1,850,590 shares (-99.6%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $510,059,615
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 1,780,700 shares (+16.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $472,401,903
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 1,745,458 shares (+64.9%) to their portfolio in Q1 2025, for an estimated $463,052,552

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