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CME Group (CME): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold5 Buy4 Hold3 Sell
Ratings of 12 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 12 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $280, the highest $337, the lowest $218. The average is −4.5% from the last price of $294.
Analyst ratings 16
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $304 → $332+9.2% | Buy | +13.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $312 → $341+9.3% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $308 → $336+9.1% | Buy | +14.3% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $301 → $329+9.3% | Buy | +12.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| AI Google Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $309 → $338+9.4% | Buy | +15.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Financial - Data and Stock ExchangesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $317 → $346+9.1% | Buy | +17.7% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 03:05 | — | |
| Craig Siegenthaler★★★★★★★★★★#462 · hits 60% · avg +14.0% | Bank of America Securities | $217 → $218+0.5% | Sell | −25.8% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:36 | +1.1%next day +2.6% | ↗ |
| Name not given | — | $301 → $315+4.7% | Buy | +7.2% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:45 | +3.8%next day +1.1% | ↗ |
| Alexander Blostein★★★★★★★★★★#146 · hits 71% · avg +17.8% | Goldman Sachs | $254 | Sell | −13.6% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 08:30 | +0.3%next day +3.8% | ↗ |
| Michael Cyprys★★★★★★★★★★#4374 · hits 51% · avg +1.8% | Morgan Stanley | $330 → $337+2.1% | Buy | +14.7% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 04:55 | +0.9%next day −1.1% · 5 days +6.7% | ↗ |
| William Katz★★★★★★★★★★#577 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | TD Cowen | $292 → $300+2.7% | Buy | +2.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 | +1.9%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Alex Kramm★★★★★★★★★★#779 · hits 60% · avg +10.4% | UBS | $260 → $270+3.8% | Hold | −8.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +1.9%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Benjamin Budish★★★★★★★★★★#611 · hits 60% · avg +10.3% | Barclays | $270 | Hold | −8.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 04:55 | +1.9%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Patrick Moley★★★★★★★★★★#127 · hits 71% · avg +31.7% | Piper Sandler | $295 | Buy | +0.4% | Reiterated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 07:15 | −1.5%next day +1.9% · 5 days +5.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Wells Fargo | $301 | Buy | +2.4% | Initiated | 02.10.26on TipRanks 07:15 | −1.5%next day +1.9% · 5 days +5.5% | ↗ |
| Christopher Allen★★★★★★★★★★#277 · hits 73% · avg +21.3% | KBW | $285 | Buy | −3.0% | Reiterated | 03.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +0.5%next day +0.1% · 5 days −0.7% | ↗ |
| Brian Bedell★★★★★★★★★★#281 · hits 61% · avg +18.3% | Deutsche Bank | $270 | Hold | −8.1% | Downgrade | 19.08.26on TipRanks 06:45 | −1.9%next day +2.3% · 5 days +5.6% | ↗ |
| Ken Worthington★★★★★★★★★★#5133 · hits 49% · avg +1.4% | J.P. Morgan | $249 → $250+0.4% | Sell | −14.9% | Reiterated | 23.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:11 | +3.3%next day +0.3% · 5 days +4.6% | ↗ |
| Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% | RBC Capital | $302 | Hold | +2.8% | Reiterated | 22.07.26on TipRanks Jul 24 05:11 | +5.1%next day +3.3% · 5 days +8.9% | ↗ |
| Hans Engel★★★★★★★★★★#1835 · hits 58% · avg +11.1% | Erste Group | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 24.06.26on TipRanks Jun 25 09:00 | −4.3%next day −3.0% · 5 days −2.0% | ↗ |
| Simon Clinch★★★★★★★★★★#8716 · hits 61% · avg −0.1% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $323 | Buy | +9.9% | Upgrade | 11.06.26on TipRanks 04:50 | −2.3%next day +2.3% · 5 days −7.5% | ↗ |
| Kevin Heal★★★★★★★★★★#879 · hits 74% · avg +12.6% | Argus Research | — | Hold | — | Downgrade | 03.03.26on TipRanks Mar 4 07:30 | +0.5%next day −2.3% · 5 days −3.1% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering CME Group
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $275 at a price of $262 (+5.0%); now: $280 at $294 (−4.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Hold | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Sell | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 21.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.98 (from $2.90 to $3.07). Last quarter: $2.99.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.7B (from $1.7B to $1.7B). Last quarter: $1.7B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About CME Group
- CEO: Terrence A. Duffy
- Employees: 3,875
- 20 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606, US
- www.cmegroup.com
CME Group Inc., through its various subsidiaries, manages international marketplaces for the exchange of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. Its extensive array of product offerings includes futures and options linked to a broad spectrum of underlying assets, such as interest rates, equity indices, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, alongside fixed-income products. The company additionally furnishes essential clearinghouse services, which entail the verification, settlement, and guarantee of futures, options, and cleared swap agreements traded across its venues. It also offers services for transaction processing and risk mitigation. Furthermore, the organization provides diverse market data services, encompassing both real-time and historical data feeds. Its wide-ranging client base consists of professional traders, financial institutions, both institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. Founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1898, the enterprise was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. before rebranding as CME Group Inc. in July 2007.
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