Director SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired 251 shares of CME Group Inc [CME]

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. CME Group Inc shares valued at $69,929 were purchased by SHEPARD WILLIAM R on Dec 30 ’25. At $278.37 per share, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired 251 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 258,710 shares worth approximately $69.04 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, SHEPARD WILLIAM R purchased 11 shares, netting a total of over 3,079 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $278.37 each, the insider now holds 2,477 shares.

Before that, DUFFY TERRENCE A had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,738,815, the Chairman and CEO traded CME Group Inc shares for $269.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $17.56 million.

As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on October 23, 2025, CME Group Inc [CME] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of July 24, 2025, UBS has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for CME. Earlier on April 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CME stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.

Analyzing CME Stock Performance

On last trading session, CME Group Inc [NASDAQ: CME] plunged -0.86% to $266.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $263.5, but it reached a high of $272.28 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.26%. Over the course of the year, CME Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $275.50 on 01/05/26 and a 52-week low of $263.50 on 01/07/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for CME Group Inc (CME)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 262.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 258.76. In the upper region, resistance lies at 271.58. The next price resistance is at 276.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is CME Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of CME Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.75 million shares to 6.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 5.41 million shares. A jump of 12.14% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.05.

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In terms of CME Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 304 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.95% from the previous closing price of $269.15. Analysts anticipate CME Group Inc stock to reach 320 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 280. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked CME Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On March 10, 2025, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $287.

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