In a filing, CME Group Inc revealed its Director SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired Company’s shares for reported $68954.0 on Mar 26 ’25. In the deal valued at $262.62 per share,263 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, SHEPARD WILLIAM R now holds 257,061 shares worth roughly $67.78 million.
Then, SHEPARD WILLIAM R bought 12 shares, generating $3,041 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $262.62, the Director now owns 2,443 shares.
Before that, Lucas Deborah J sold 1,500 shares. CME Group Inc shares valued at $385,425 were divested by the Director at a price of $256.95 per share. As a result of the transaction, Lucas Deborah J now holds 3,356 shares, worth roughly $0.88 million.
Morgan Stanley upgraded its CME Group Inc [CME] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early March from “a Mkt perform” to “an Outperform”. Citigroup also remained covering CME and has decreased its forecast on January 06, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Redburn Atlantic revised its rating on October 08, 2024. It rated CME as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of CME
On Monday, CME Group Inc [NASDAQ:CME] saw its stock jump 0.82% to $263.69. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.49%. CME Group Inc shares have risen nearly 13.55% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 27.01% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $273.42 was reached on 04/04/25, a 52-week low of $186.08 was recorded on 01/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $255.07, while 200 days put it at $228.73.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CME Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 259.12, which if violated will result in even more drops to 254.54. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 266.76. A further resistance level may holdings at 269.82. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 56.64, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.86, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 39.09%. Stochastics %K at 50.93% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in CME Group Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CME Group Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.68 million shares to a total of 5.69 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 5.01 million shares. There was a rise of 11.87%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 27, 2024 when RBC Capital Mkts began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Sector perform”‘ rating along with a $235 price target.
