The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. CME Group Inc shares valued at $69,603 were purchased by SHEPARD WILLIAM R on Sep 25 ’25. At $265.19 per share, SHEPARD WILLIAM R acquired 262 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 258,459 shares worth approximately $68.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SHEPARD WILLIAM R purchased 12 shares, netting a total of over 3,069 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $265.22 each, the insider now holds 2,466 shares.
Before that, Marcus Jonathan L had sold 392 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $102,704, the Sr MD General Counsel traded CME Group Inc shares for $262.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 392 shares, worth approximately $2.08 million.
As published in a research note from Citigroup on September 25, 2025, CME Group Inc [CME] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at UBS downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of April 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for CME. Earlier on March 10, 2025, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for CME stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing CME Stock Performance
On last trading session, CME Group Inc [NASDAQ: CME] rose 0.51% to $264.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $258.25, but it reached a high of $267.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.34%. Over the course of the year, CME Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $290.79 on 06/02/25 and a 52-week low of $224.62 on 01/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for CME Group Inc (CME)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 259.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 254.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 268.70. The next price resistance is at 272.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.09 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 steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 4.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 5.08 million shares. A decline of -9.74% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.42.
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In terms of CME Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 285 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.12% from the previous closing price of $263.6. Analysts anticipate CME Group Inc stock to reach 312 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 280. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked CME Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 06, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $250.
